Dayton Daily News

Dayton boy, 10, is cancer free, wants to dance with Ellen

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perhaps dancing with her to the hip-hop song “Juju On That Beat” by Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall.

Jorian’s a huge Ellen fan and watched her show from his hospital bed while battling osteosarco­ma, a bone cancer that robbed him of a kneecap and thighbone and led to chemothera­py.

“I like her shows and how she plays, dances and stuff,” Jorian, himself a dance machine, said of the popular talk show host with a loyal Dayton following.

The Dayton chapter of A Special Wish Foundation has helped grant wishes to more than 1,600 children battling life-threatenin­g illnesses for more than 30 years.

The organizati­on is pulling for Jorian, its executive director David Seyer said.

“Ellen has granted two other wishes for ASW and the families had an experience that will last a lifetime. We hope Ellen will once again give us the green light so Jorian and his family will soon be one their way to California,” he said.

The show appears 4 p.m. weekdays on WHIO Channel 7.

The station is also pulling for the avid reader, who’s a fan of sports and gospel music.

“We’ve reached out to Warner Brothers to try and make this little boy’s wish come true, and are hoping that Ellen’s producers will assist,” said Fantine Kerckaert, the TV station’s program director.

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