Overjoyed boy, 8, dances and cartwheels out of hospital after completing his cancer treatment

Published: 04:46, 14 April 2026 | Updated: 04:54, 14 April 2026 An 8-year-old boy in Texas was captured on heartwarming video dancing and cartwheeling his way out of the hospital after completing his cancer treatment. Royce Dinkins left the Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth last month, after six weeks recovering from a bone marrow transplant and months of chemotherapy, according to the Dallas Morning News. The second-grade boy with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, B-cell type, decided to make his walk out of the hospital a special event. Doctors and nurses lined the halls as Royce put on a show, hitting some sweet dance moves and an impressive cartwheel. Throughout the walkout, the staff cheered as the boy in his favorite Stranger Things t-shirt eventually made his way to ring a bell signaling the end of his treatment. Nurses tossed confetti in the air while even a service dog was in attendance to see Royce rock the bell back and forth. His spectacular performance was to his favorite song Boo by rapper H3adband. The amazing moment was seen by thousands online who applauded Royce and wished him the best. Royce Dinkins left the Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth last month, after six weeks recovering from a bone marrow transplant and months of chemotherapy, 'Let it ring, let it ring, let it ring!!!! What a wonderful blessing!!!' Wrote one user. 'Praying for continued strength and health for Royce and his loved ones,' another added. 'Wow! That’s an incredible young man. Sending prayers for years of remission and good health for Royce,' a third said. Royce was diagnosed on July 31st, 2025, shortly after moving to Texas, according to the outlet. He immediately began chemotherapy, and in February, he received bone marrow from his father. The chemo caused his long dreadlocks to fall out, in addition to having to relearn how to walk. The second-grade boy was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, B-cell type Chemotherapy caused him to lose his hair, leaving him to make the decision to cut them off He was also not able to attend second grade in school with other children due to his weakened immune system, according to a GoFundMe. The fundraiser was set up to help his family and make his battle more comfortable. 'I will also not be able to play all the sports I wanted to,' Royce wrote at the time. 'At least not for a while.' He is now at home, according to the outlet. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.