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Cancer survivor Cuonzo Martin prayed he'd see his son turn 18. It was answered in Australia.

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Cuonzo Martin learned he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma just over 17 years ago, when his son was four months old. The doctors said his cancer was life threatening, the tumor was growing near his lungs and heart, and the numerous chemotherapy treatments he had to undergo to kill the cancer left him hanging on for dear life.

He had one prayer, one thought that kept him going even in his darkest moments. "God, please let me live long enough to see my 4 month old son turn 18 years old."

The cancer was gone a year later.