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Ibrahim says he loves making other people laugh and that cheers him up.
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Ibrahim Alshamsi, a 12-year-old Emirati boy, has fought cancer twice. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Ibrahim riding his bike at home. It was just before his second birthday that doctors found he suffered from a cancer that leads to abnormal growth of immature muscle cells.
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Ibrahim is recovering now and can bike, play and live a normal life.
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Ibrahim says his positive attitude and the will to fight it out helped him through his 10-year long battle.
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Ibrahim also worked hard to keep up with his studies and completed school work before chemotherapy sessions so he could rest afterwards.
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Ibrahim says he loves making other people laugh and that cheers him up.
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Ibrahim Alshamsi, a 12-year-old Emirati boy, has fought cancer twice. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Ibrahim riding his bike at home. It was just before his second birthday that doctors found he suffered from a cancer that leads to abnormal growth of immature muscle cells.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QXUSAYH3WKG6FHBMI7PJYMWDF4.jpg?smart=true&auth=618decab2663881958b136ecd0f0cbcddbacad2775fc3501d873e354f1e1ac5c&width=400&height=225)
Ibrahim is recovering now and can bike, play and live a normal life.
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Ibrahim says his positive attitude and the will to fight it out helped him through his 10-year long battle.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F6EBOUE565M7YAC4QPVQFHCDKA.jpg?smart=true&auth=31c109965264562f237c2618cb482fd5d6989c0890638a1ccf86672fa162d8fd&width=400&height=225)
Ibrahim also worked hard to keep up with his studies and completed school work before chemotherapy sessions so he could rest afterwards.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I5SLZRUD4QA3ICX236ERW64MC4.jpg?smart=true&auth=f5ff6df2b34c91e3f6e7d1c71f3b5fa702af7ec65d926aa8fc8d19a06c6cc241&width=400&height=225)
Ibrahim says he loves making other people laugh and that cheers him up.
Young superhero: brave 12-year-old Emirati boy beats cancer twice 'with a smile'
Ibrahim Alshamsi marks the end of his cancer treatment after a 10-year battle
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Anam Rizvi
16 February, 2021
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