This Might Be Humans Of New York's Most Moving Series Yet

Humans of New York captured both the fear and strength kids and their loved ones experience while dealing with pediatric cancer through this boy's story.

As part of a current series focusing on the pediatric unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , photojournalist Brandon Stanton recently spotlighted a boy named Gabe and his family.

From Gabe's earth-shattering diagnosis, to his cancer treatments, to the emotional toll the disease took on his parents, who are Albanian immigrants, the boy's story demonstrates how drastically lives can change after the disease. Despite the hardships, Gabe seems to maintain a positive outlook, even offering hopeful words of advice for parents whose kids are going through a similar situation.

"The hardest part will be seeing your child with a line to a machine that gives them weird medications that might hurt and make them sad," Gabe explained. "Then you can give your child a lot of hugs because that will make them less sad. And your child will say: Dont worry Mom, I love you and Im going to make it through this. And then you can hug them even more."

HONY is currently holding a fundraiser to help fight pediatric cancers like Gabe's with two-thirds of the funds going toward cancer research at the hospital, while the remaining third will go to support for kids with the disease and their families. In just two weeks, the fundraiser's already brought in more than $1.8 million, surpassing the initial $1 million goal. With two days left in the fundraiser, Stanton now hopes to raise a total of $2 million.

To read Gabe's story, check out the posts below.

Gabe's Diagnosis

(1/6) "Gabe was a perfectly healthy boy. Hed reached all his milestones as a child. He talked early. He walked early. He never got sick except for colds. He did baseball and swimming and kickboxing. Then two years ago he began to have a pins and needles feeling in his mouth. Then it grew numb and he had trouble talking. One day the teacher had him read out loud in class and he drooled all over the paper. So I raised a flag with the pediatrician. He thought it was just an allergy, but sent us to a neurologist just in case. The neurologist thought it was just a tick and part of a growing phase. But he did an MRI just in case. When the results came in, he asked Gabe to wait outside the room. Thats when I became scared out of my mind. It was the worst possible news. The doctor said it was a tumor the size of a big olive. In the brain."

A photo posted by Humans of New York (@humansofny) on May 5, 2016 at 12:07pm PDT

Gabe's Mom Tells Her Husband About Their Son's Diagnosis

(2/6) I didnt tell my husband right away. I just told him to come meet me at the park, and thats where I told him. The whole time Gabe was playing nearby. My husband took it very hard. He started crying. He had a panic attack. Our lives had not been easy. It was very difficult for us in Albania. My husband grew up without a father. We decided to come to America alone as teenagers. Neither of us spoke any English. We had no family here. It was very lonely. We came from nothing. We worked very hard and we went to school at night and we taught ourselves English. My husband got a job as a steam worker and I got a job in marketing. We bought a beautiful, sunny one-bedroom apartment. We had recently paid off the mortgage. We could even afford to send Gabe to private school. It felt like we were evolving. We felt like we had finally made it past the hard times. Then the rug was pulled out from under us and everything crumbled. And I didnt know what to pick up first. Do I comfort my son, whos about to go through the worst journey of his life? Or my husband? Or myself? ----------------------------------------------------------As we learn these stories, we are holding a fundraiser to help Memorial Sloan Kettering develop innovative treatments for cancers such as Gabes. A portion of the funds raised will also be used to provide psychosocial support for parents and siblings. Please consider donating. Link in bio.

A photo posted by Humans of New York (@humansofny) on May 5, 2016 at 1:08pm PDT