{"id":284516,"date":"2019-12-04T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1099268"},"modified":"2019-12-04T06:10:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T13:10:00","slug":"criss-angel-says-his-5-year-old-sons-cancer-has-returned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/criss-angel-says-his-5-year-old-sons-cancer-has-returned\/","title":{"rendered":"Criss Angel Says His 5-Year-Old Son&#8217;s Cancer Has Returned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"42.854712041885\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019114\/rs_634x1024-191204040933-634-Criss-Angel-LT-120419-GettyImages-1140843345.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Criss Angel\" alt=\"Criss Angel\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images for ACM<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"24.616771866546\">\n<p><strong>Criss<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/angel\">Angel<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s 5-year-old son, <strong>Johnny Crisstopher Sarantakos<\/strong>, has had a cancer relapse.<\/p>\n<p>The 51-year-old magician spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/12\/04\/criss-angel-son-cancer-back-leukemia-johnny-crisstopher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TMZ<\/a> at the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday and shared that the child&#8217;s leukemia has returned.<\/p>\n<p>Criss said Johnny is expected to be back in the hospital next week.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the celebrity said he&#8217;s planning on hosting an event at Planet Hollywood to raise $5 million and help children suffering from pediatric cancer. Details on the event are expected to be released before the end of the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Johnny was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/709911\/criss-angel-s-toddler-son-battling-cancer-magician-cancels-shows-to-be-with-him-in-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">diagnosed<\/a> with lymphoblastic leukemia in 2015\u2014when he was nearly 2 years old. During his interview with TMZ, Criss said his son &#8220;has been in treatment for over three years&#8221; and had been in remission. It was only 11 months ago that Criss told DailyMailTV that Johnny had received his last chemotherapy treatment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Criss documented Johnny&#8217;s cancer battle in a documentary. He also &nbsp;launched the Johnny Crisstopher Children&#8217;s Charitable Foundation\u2014an organization that raises awareness of pediatric cancer and provides funds for research and treatment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"58\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"6\">\n<p>Furthermore, he raised more than $1 million at his first-ever benefit event, H.E.L.P., in Las Vegas and received the first American Cancer Society Compassionate Heart Award in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"32.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"5\">\n<p>&#8220;I think Johnny is a very special boy and I think he&#8217;s going to be more successful than I ever was,&#8221; he told E! News in 2015. &#8220;I just want him to be happy and I want him to live a long happy fruitful life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"32\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Watch <i>Daily Pop<\/i> weekdays on E! at 12 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1099268\/criss-angel-says-his-5-year-old-son-s-cancer-has-returned?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images for ACM Criss Angel&#8216;s 5-year-old son, Johnny Crisstopher Sarantakos, has had a cancer relapse. The 51-year-old magician spoke to TMZ at the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday and shared that the child&#8217;s leukemia has returned. Criss said Johnny is expected to be back in the hospital next week. 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