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CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Eight-year-old David Spisak, who made headlines after finding his "true love" while battling terminal cancer, has died.
The boy's family posted the following statement in a Facebook group devoted to his life:
David was diagnosed with cancer when he was two. He had two transplants, including one from his 10-year-old sister. His cancer returned three times.
When he was diagnosed for a fourth time last March, David's parents made the decision to stop treatments and let David enjoy life as an 8-year-old. And that's when David met 7-year-old Ayla, his "true love."
True love
David's mom, Amber, reached out to Ayla's mom, Angela, and together they realized how important the connection was between the two of them.
"She`s definitely had an impact on his spirit, and I haven't seen this side of him in a long time," says Amber Spisak, David's mom. "Certainly at 8-years-old, you don’t think that they’ll have a first love or a first kiss or a first date and it was just something that I accepted wasn’t going to happen. But it did."
The first date (and first kiss)
David invited Ayla to go bowling. He gave her a teddy bear and roses and he even got a kiss on the cheek -- his first kiss.
"The best part was watching the way they just needed to be close to each other and their conversation never got shy or quiet. That was all they needed to be happy," Amber says.
How you can help
Adipsy, a local cancer support non-profit who brought meals to David’s mom, is trying to help David's family pay for his funeral. If you'd like to donate, you can visit their website or Facebook page.