WATCH: Child Cancer Patients Sing Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Stronger’

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Whatever you think, you’re probably not as tough as these kids.

You couldn’t pick a better song for the kids of the Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Hematology Oncology floor than Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger”. This past weekened a group of them, along with nurses and doctors, put together a music video to represent their fight against cancer.

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The idea originally came from a young leukemia patient currently undergoing treatment, according to a story on the hospital’s website:

This fun celebration of strength was thanks to Chris Rumble, a 22-year-old Children’s cancer patient who lives in Kent, Wash., who was recently diagnosed with leukemia in April. Chris had the idea to make a music video to share with his old hockey team in Wenatchee because his teammates had made him a music video for his birthday.

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“It was not only good to see the kids happy, but it was also great to see how their parents were so happy as they watched their kids just being kids – dancing, singing and having fun,” Rumble said about the filming of the video. Watching it, we found it hard not to feel the same way.

Erica Ho is a contributor at TIME and the editor of Map Happy. Find her on Twitter at @ericamho and Google+. You can also continue the discussion on TIME’s Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.

Whatever you think, you’re probably not as tough as these kids.

You couldn’t pick a better song for the kids of the Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Hematology Oncology floor than Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger”. This past weekened a group of them, along with nurses and doctors, put together a music video to represent their fight against cancer.

(MORE: Study: Parents Weigh Hastening End for Dying Children)

The idea originally came from a young leukemia patient currently undergoing treatment, according to a story on the hospital’s website:

This fun celebration of strength was thanks to Chris Rumble, a 22-year-old Children’s cancer patient who lives in Kent, Wash., who was recently diagnosed with leukemia in April. Chris had the idea to make a music video to share with his old hockey team in Wenatchee because his teammates had made him a music video for his birthday.

(MORE: First Comes Cancer, Then Come Children: The New World of Oncofertility)

“It was not only good to see the kids happy, but it was also great to see how their parents were so happy as they watched their kids just being kids – dancing, singing and having fun,” Rumble said about the filming of the video. Watching it, we found it hard not to feel the same way.

Erica Ho is a contributor at TIME and the editor of Map Happy. Find her on Twitter at @ericamho and Google+. You can also continue the discussion on TIME’s Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.