Daniel Coleman, the North Carolina-based YouTuber behind the popular children's series Danny Go!, has announced the death of his 14-year-old son Isaac. In an Instagram tribute on Thursday, Coleman expressed his 'tremendous pride' in his son, who was diagnosed with mouth cancer last year.
Coleman wrote: 'Oh my sweet boy. There's so much I want to say, but I don't know how yet. I already miss you so much, and the pain in my heart is far more than I can process. But looking through thousands of pictures and videos this past week, I'm also filled with tremendous pride. Your 14 years were full of so many challenges, but you met them all with such grit…and you somehow kept your trademark joy in spite of it all. You truly had a spark like no other, Isaac!'
Isaac was born with Fanconi anaemia, a rare genetic condition that Coleman said made the mouth cancer diagnosis a 'near certainty' when he shared the news in December. The family had recently returned from a trip to the UK at that time. Coleman documented Isaac's treatment, including surgery in January to remove the cancer, but noted that due to his condition, treatment options were limited.
In February, doctors informed the family that Isaac's cancer was stage three and 'on the edge' of stage four due to aggressive spread. By April, Coleman shared that Isaac was receiving hospice care, writing: 'Mindy and I are heartbroken watching him decline, knowing how frustrating and scary this must be for him. But we're trying to hold it all together and keep soaking up the time we still have with our boy.'
Coleman, who has nearly five million YouTube subscribers, also has a second son, Levi, with his wife Mindy, who occasionally appears on the show as Mindy Mango.
