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A doctor is praising his eldest son for saving his life after a deadly cancer diagnosis

In July, 9-year-old Stephen Mondek donated stem cells to help his dad, Nick Mondek, battle acute myeloid leukemia

"It's an amazing feeling," says Nick of receiving his son's generous gift

Dr. Nick Mondek believes this upcoming Christmas may have been his last if his 9-year-old son hadn’t stepped in to help during his battle with deadly cancer.

In July, Stephen Mondek became the youngest-known stem cell donor at a Los Angeles children’s hospital in the hopes that his donation could help beat his dad’s fatal blood cancer. The transplant took place after Nick had already received a stem cell donation from his older brother, but the acute myeloid leukemia resurged after two and a half year

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