5 years after stealing hearts as Batkid, Miles Scott is free of cancer and 'doing great'
Batkid has saved the day once again, offering a happy update at a time of otherwise sad news.
Miles Scott, the 5-year-old leukemia patient who won hearts playing a superhero for a day on the streets of San Francisco back in 2013, has now been in remission for five years. Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area this week shared a lengthy update about the local superhero on the fifth anniversary of the event.
“Many people ask us, ‘How is Miles doing?’ The answer is, he’s doing great! Since his crime fighting day five years ago, Miles has returned to being a typical kid — playing little league, going to school, helping his family farm, and even selling his first market goat in the local fair!” Make-A-Wish wrote. “Now 10 years old and in fifth grade, Miles loves science and robotics.”
Miles had struggled with cancer since he was 1. Following his last treatment in 2013, he asked for Make-A-Wish to make him Batman for a day, and it came through big time. San Francisco transformed into Gotham for a day, and crimes for Miles to fight sprang up all over the city. For instance, the San Francisco Giants mascot was kidnapped by the Penguin, and someone dressed as the villainous Riddler attempted to rob a bank of millions.
Thousands watched from the streets. Social media was rapt. Even President Barack Obama was enthralled with Batkid’s adventures, and he thanked the young hero for saving the city from supervillains. A special edition of the San Francisco Chronicle proclaimed, “Batkid Saves City.” It was all laid out in a 2015 documentary, Batkid Begins, which examined why it was such a phenomenon.
The young Batman fan behind it all now sees his oncologist just once a year.
Miles’s mom, Natalie, had such a happy experience with the nonprofit organization that she’s volunteered to help grant the wishes of other sick kids.
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