Childhood cancer survivors advocate for more federal funding on Capitol Hill [Video]

While he looks like your average 11-year-old, Alexander Myrthil is already a cancer survivor.

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“I don’t really remember how it was, but I know it was painful and hard,” he said.

Alexander was just a year old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. It’s a moment his mother will never forget.

“At the time, I imagined a small coffin with a bald head, little boy inside, and I thought that was the death sentence for my baby,” said Luby Myrthil.

After three and half years of treatment, he’s now in remission.  Wednesday on Capitol Hill, he shared his story of survival with lawmakers and urged them to take action.

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“Right now, there’s a kid who just got diagnosed with cancer. Right now there’s a kid who died from cancer, right now,” said Alexander.

Alexander and his mom are part of the Alliance for Childhood …