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Cancer-free at 8, Cameron gets his Legoland day

Cameron Scott has a theory about superheroes. The others all have superpowers, but Batman uses his brain. more

Cameron is eight, the youngest of six, and he loves Legos and superheroes, Batman most of all. At Legoland Florida Resort in Winter Haven, his family gets a much-needed celebration. "Today we are celebrating a special hero, someone who's small but mighty," comes the announcement, and the applause follows. After a count of three, there's a cheer and a "Great job, Cameron."

Nobody guessed that a fall down some stairs would lead to cancer. The fall left him with back pain. "It was an out of body experience," one of his parents says. The doctors showed them his back and spine, and the doctor reading the picture turned to another doctor and said, "I need another MRI, and I need you to scan upward."

When the second MRI came back, his dad dug in. "I am Dad, and I have to be strong for everybody," he says. "I just felt we are going to fight."

It was medulloblastoma, a rare brain cancer, and it had spread down to his spine. That made it high-risk stage four. Cameron had a four-hour surgery to remove the tumor, and at only 53 pounds he went through six months of chemo.

Researchers at St. Jude found that this cancer comes in four different types, and Cameron had the worst one, so he got the most aggressive chemo and radiation. It worked. His scans now show no tumor, and Cameron is cancer-free.

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Cameron Scott has a theory about superheroes.

When the talk turns to medical bills, the answer is a question. "What bills?" Then, "St. Jude covered everything."

"I feel amazing," Cameron says. "I feel like I have been through everything." These days he counts as an honorary Batman himself.

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"I feel like I have been through everything," Cameron says, smiling wide.

For his family, "today means a lot." Cameron puts it his own way. "It makes me feel like everybody loves me."