Ellen Meets Uplifting Husband and His Inspiring Wife Battling Cancer

Alright. Grab your tissues, because you're going to need them. This video of a

husband

serenading his

wife

before she had surgery for brain

cancer

is the sweetest thing you'll see today. Have a look. (SINGING) Every time I look into your eyes, I see it. Every time I have a nice view I feel it. Come on man. Oh. Oh, butterfly, I love you. From Charlotte, North Carolina, please welcome Ray and Roslyn Singleton. First of all, you are all fantastic. Thank you. Thank you. You are all fantastic. I heard you were surprised we called. Oh! Surprised is an understatement of where we were when you called.

When I received the call, my iPhone shows the zip code where it came from. It said Burbank, California. And she said: I'm from The Ellen Show. My head exploded, literally exploded. It was the biggest call I've ever received. And look where we are. And then she called me and said, Hey, I just need to tell you something. You are sitting? And I said, yes. She said: The Ellen Show just called. And my phone fell to the ground. I was like, you're lying. You're lying. You shouldn't lie like that. It's very close to Sunday. You shouldn't lie like that.

He said, no, they did. I was like, oh. OK. OK. It's very close to Sunday. It's very close to Sunday. You shouldn't tell lies. Wednesdays are good. Yes. Yes. Okay, then I can't... You look fantastic. I mean, you look fantastic. And I guess... and we should thank the doctors, because you told them... I mean, you had surgery a month ago. Yeah. And you said I have to be on The Ellen Show, so I don't care what you say. Let's get it. Let's wrap it up. I'm doing. Whatever you have to do... Finish. Wrap it up. Because I'm leaving.

Go. Whatever you say I do not care. Elena is more important. So let's... Okay. Let's figure it out. Go. Yes, that's what I said. You had surgery a month ago. Yes ma'am. January 7, yes. And so, and you... I'm going to say, how do you feel? But you look... I feel amazing. You look amazing. Thank you. I feel incredible. So you posted this. You really, basically, put it all together. You sing to him and then you put all that little, that we only show a small part of, the whole journey that he's been through. And I guess you did this as a love story just to show him the strength of how amazing he is.

Honestly, Ellen, it wasn't even that. She just wanted to make her smile. I literally just wanted to see my

wife

smile. I was in... she was in the surgery waiting room for much longer than she was supposed to. So he was nervous downstairs. I'm walking. I said, I want to make a video for my wife that will make her smile after her head has been split open. And she looks at this million dollar smile. How can you not? Yes. You... Look at her. I don't know who to suggest now, but any of our sponsors or any sponsor... this smile is a million dollar smile.

He should represent some company, because there's a million-dollar smile right there. Thank you. Thank you. So you're a Navy veteran. And this is the second time. So... Yes, ma'am. So six years ago? Yes. 2013 was my first surgery and my first fight against brain

cancer

. And it was stage three the first time. And the tumor was the size of an orange. I don't even understand that. Yes me neither. But... I mean, the size of an orange... what were the symptoms you had up to that point? That's right: the migraines were the most prominent or the ones I had had the most.

He had blurred vision. And then when I slept, I would sometimes lie on the side of my head. And when I could hear like a seashell noise because of the liquid that was swimming in my brain and not going in the right direction, yeah. Wow. So you said maybe I should see a doctor. Maybe I should go get this checked out. Yes. And it wasn't really me. It was my dad who said... because I was young and my dad told me: are you going to go to the doctor? I said no, I'm fine. He said, you should go.

And so I went. And they said, you know, have you had any symptoms? And I told them. And they said, well, let's do an MRI. And they came back and told me it's an orange in your brain. Wow. Yes. Okay, then get rid of it. Yes. And then you'll be clean for... Six years. Six years. Six years. Annual scans every...between July and October, I got scanned. And at six years old he was perfectly healthy. So there are no symptoms. None. And then you go for a routine checkup and they find another one... How big was this one?

About the size of a half dollar. About this big. But it was in the same place where I got my first one. So from October 10th until, I want to say, a week before the surgery, Ray and I were at the doctor's office three or four times a week, getting MRIs, scans, and blood tests. You had to wear the device for three days. I had to wear this wonderful... Headdress. --headpiece that had, like, this wonderful little Balenciaga bag that came with it. Yes, Ok! That watched me all day. It monitored my brain waves. He monitored me while I slept to see if I had seizures or any irregular brain activity.

Luckily, thank God, I wasn't. So luckily I just had the brain tumor and that was it. So... So that doesn't exist anymore. The brain tumor has disappeared. And we started cancer treatment in about two weeks: first radiation and then chemotherapy after radiation. Then it's okay. Yes. Well, you're going to beat this because you have an amazing attitude. Absolutely. And you have to do it. Let's take a break. More after this. We were talking during the break. And I said you would be an inspiration to so many people because it's one thing to be diagnosed once. And it's already difficult enough.

But beat him and then come back? And then you have this... you're not sad. You are simply happy. Absolutely. Tell everyone why you have this attitude. I have this attitude because I personally feel that God gives battles to certain people just so that others know that everything is going to be okay. And I'm not going to lie and say that brain cancer is a piece of cake. It's not. But positive prayer, positive people... And that makes it better. Also, if they had told me I had to go to a brain cancer center to see you, I would have signed that line, like...

Come on. Let's do it again. Sign me up. Yes. But honestly, it's a blessing because there are so many people who are going through cancer: breast cancer, brain cancer, any type of cancer, anything in life. And everything will be fine. It's going to be OK. Yes. Just continue. Even if it's not the exact result, everything will be fine. It's going to be OK. Alright, there's someone else who wants to tell you something. You inspire many people. And I know you are inspired by many people. And then Dwyane Wade was here on the show the other day.

That? Oh, wow. And he left you this message. That? What's up Ray? What's up Roslyn? This is Dwyane Wade. Kaavia and my wife are not here with me at the moment. But we send you our love. We send our love to his family. We send our love to you both. Keep going. Keep fighting the good fight. Keep believing. Make a team to continue

inspiring

. I'm sure there are so many people around you who inspire you every day. I'm definitely inspired by the story I heard from you two. And I know my family will be too. From the Wade family, much love.

And please, please, keep believing. Alright. I don't know if you have any plans for Valentine's Day. But I just want to send you wherever you want to go with me. Dinner is on me. So look for a good Sizzler somewhere. And... We're going to be Sizzlers. Come on... Plus, our friends at Honey Nut Cheerios believe that doing good makes you feel good. And as a gift for you, they want to give you flowers, chocolates... Oh, hey! Thank you. Thank you. These are some aggressive flowers. They are very aggressive flowers. And also 25,000 dollars. Oh! Chocolates and money!

We'll be right back. Hello, I'm Andy. Ellen asked me to remind you to subscribe to her channel so you can see more awesome videos, like videos of me scaring myself or saying embarrassing things like a ball peen, and also some videos of Ellen and other celebrities if you like . that kind of thing. Yeah! Ah! God!