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"It&amp;apos;s just emotions taking him over! Pharrell Williams was nearly moved to tears backstage at The Voice recently when he received a message, via Entertainment Tonight, from a young fan battling cancer.\r\n\r\nThe &amp;quot;Happy&amp;quot; hitmaker, 41, recorded a video for the fan last year, offering encouragement and well-wishes. In response, the boy &amp;#x2014; a 10-year-old kid named Damon Billeck &amp;#x2014; came up with the &amp;quot;Happy Challenge,&amp;quot; which asked people to dance for 30 seconds to Williams&amp;apos; hit song in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month last September.\r\n\r\nDamon also recorded a &amp;quot;thank you&amp;quot; video for the Grammy-winning superstar, in which he recalled Williams&amp;apos; words to him after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer. &amp;quot;One day I would love to come up to you and give you a big hug and say thank you,&amp;quot; he said in the clip, which ET played for Pharrell on a tablet.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe singer was visibly affected by Damon&amp;apos;s words. &amp;quot;That&amp;apos;s heavy,&amp;quot; he said, clutching his heart. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m appreciative. I&amp;apos;m so proud of him. Dearest Damon, I&amp;apos;m standing here with Blake [Shelton] and [ET correspondent] Brooke [Anderson]. Just saw your message. Holding back the tears and emotion. But it&amp;apos;s not a sad thing. I&amp;apos;m excited for you, I&amp;apos;m thrilled for you.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n(Damon was apparently at risk of losing his arm, but doctors found a way to save it.)\r\n&amp;quot;As long as you keep your eyes and your heart and your attention on that, you can persevere and push through and continue to be a shining example to other kids who might be afraid,&amp;quot; Williams continued. &amp;quot;Because you are very brave...We wish you all the best. Trust me, man, my heart is beating super fast, bro. Godspeed.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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