5-Year-Old Cancer Patient Gets Encouraged By JoJo Siwa Before Surgery

Siwa reached out to a fan who was diagnosed with cancer some moments before her surgery.

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Blakely was on a ski trip with her parents when she started feeling ill.

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Her parents, Jason and Kimberly, took her to a pediatrician in Los Angeles.

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She was rushed to Los Angeles Children's Hospital where she was diagnosed.

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The doctors performed a successful tumor-removal operation on Blakely.

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Siwa knew about Blakely's condition from her parents' close friends, Kira Girard, and her husband.

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She offered to help the Bergenfelds clear their medical bills.

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JoJo Siwa signed with Nickelodeon in 2017.

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Ever since her affiliation with the American satellite TV channel, she has won four awards from their Kids' Choice Awards.

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