Dwayne Johnson ‘Reunites’ with Young Cancer Survivor Nick Miler
Bernadette Tan | | Aug 07, 2015 06:25 AM EDT |
(Photo : REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson met cancer survivor Nick Miller for a second time, but this time on an even happier note-Miller has been cancer-free for two years.
In April, Johnson ran into Miller and his friends after a gym session. What Johnson thought was a usual fan encounter proved to be a far more inspiring story.
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"I'm drivin' in my pick up and notice these kids in the rearview mirror screamin' & runnin' after my truck. Thought to myself, 'Should I stop or keep drivin'?' I stopped," the actor shared on his Instagram account.
It turns out, Miller had been battling Hodgkin's lymphoma for years and all throughout his lowest times he had "The Rock" as his inspiration to keep fighting.
"He [Miller] was a little teary eyed and said for months and months all he's wanted to do was find me and say this face to face," Johnson continued. The post went viral on social media.
Over the week, the two bumped into each other again, People reported. Only this time, Miller had more good news to share about how his life had changed after the meet-up four months ago. According to him he's been invited to speak in schools to encourage others going through similar problems.
But the best part of being 'reunited' with Miller, Johnson said on his Instagram was, "He's been cancer free for two years now."
Meanwhile, the "San Andreas" star posted a throwback photo of himself at 16 years old where "The Rock killed it" Entertainment Weekly reported, quipping that the former pro-wrestler wasn't so lucky having grown into his body early on in his teens.
"All the kids in every high school thought I was an undercover cop cause I looked like a mutated, yet handsome [son of] a man child," Johnson captioned the photo.
Johnson landed 11th spot at the recent Forbes list of highest paid actors at $31.5 million.
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