Five-year-old Solomon Haufano Jr. was d*iagnosed with c*ancer in May. During difficult times, Michael Jackson songs and Solomon's favorite dance moves helped him get through t*reatment.
KENT, Wash. — At Leni Lutui's house, music is the best m*edicine when it comes to comforting her 5-year-old son.
For him, the right prescription is Michael Jackson's songs. The 5-year-old can moonwalk and has memorized the lyrics.
"It was like entertainment in the h*ospital," said Lutui.
H*ospitals and some hard times have become too familiar for their family. It started after Leni met Solomon Haufano.
"We got married in 2010. Had my daughter. That's when he got d*iagnosed," she said.
Doctors said Solomon had brain c*ancer. Before he started t*reatment, the couple became pregnant with Solomon Jr.
"Then dad went on ch*emotherapy, and then the following year he passed away," said Lutui. "I was numb. I was just numb to the p*ain. Then it started to sink in after."
Four years later, d*octors delivered another d*iagnosis. The family was facing a second case of c*ancer, this time it was Solomon Jr.
"It is a rare form of c*ancer in your stomach," Lutui explained.
Doctors found it in May, and Solomon had to often trade home for a h*ospital bed.
"He didn't understand what c*ancer was. He didn't understand why we were there so long," said Lutui.
Then one day, Solomon made a discovery.
"My sister showed him the Michael Jackson videos, and then he was just in love," said Lutui.
If Solomon was having a hard time, he would turn on Michael Jackson and dance. After eight long months, the family reached a special moment.
"We told him this is your last ch*emotherapy, and we are going to get to go home forever. You should start dancing, right?” Lutui asked.
That's when Solomon put on a performance that was caught on camera and shared on social media. The 5-year-old did his best Michael Jackson imitation, and it’s now been viewed more than 5 million times.
"We went through probably like the biggest storm ever, so it wasn't towards the end that everyone got to see the light from Solomon," said Lutui.
Now he's back home where they celebrate his success. Solomon still takes some medicine, but always close by is the Michael Jackson songs that helped pull the family through so much pain.
Solomon plans to keep on dancing.
In addition to leaning on the music, the family says they received amazing care from the doctors and nurses at Seattle Children's H*ospital.