Cancer survivor Mansoor Al Nuaimi, 6, is honoured at the Positive Cancer Foundation event in Abu Dhabi.
Thirty cancer survivors gathered in the capital on Friday night to celebrate their beating the disease.
Adults and children, nationals and expatriates alike, displayed their solidarity at I Am Hero, an event organised by the Positive Cancer Foundation.
Two survivors described their ordeal to the audience at the Grand Millennium Hotel.
Breast cancer survivor Ayesha Huwaireb said she initially did not want to address the shocking news about her health. Details