13-year-old boy from Pennsylvania runs 'Rocky' steps after beating cancer

Sean Bartolucci successfully fought against cancer. On Sunday, Bartolucci, 13, who belongs to Camp Hill, Pennsylvania came to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for running the famous "Rocky" steps and also did two at a time. His family and friends were also present there to encourage him.

According to Michele Bartolucci, Sean's mother, “Everyone who has been through Sean's journey with us wanted to let him know they'll have his back and will be behind him forever, with or without cancer. The last 18 months have been a war inside his body”.

In February 2014, he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and since then he has been treated with a number of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, a stem cell transplant in addition to multiple surgeries.

When he was undergoing treatment, he decided to run up the steps in the 1976 movie "Rocky" after beating cancer. His family and friends were also very happy to see him do what he wanted. His mother said that seeing him run up the steps was amazing.

The teenager's supporters were wearing neon shirts reading, "Sean's a fighter". Bartolucci said that he was smiling all the time and the entire day was full of emotions and when they saw the sea of bright neon shirts, they were totally amazed. Overall, it was great to see victory over the disease.

Sean was not getting treated in the hospital over the last year and a half and now the boy is all set to return to school at Camp Hill Middle School.