Louise and Fred Bennett A mum is urging parents to be aware of the symptoms that could flag childhood cancer, after her son was diagnosed with leukaemia at just 13 years old and tragically died a year later. When his glands began to swell, they took him to the GP thinking it might be glandular fever instead.
Louise and Fred Bennett A mum is urging parents to be aware of the symptoms that could flag childhood cancer, after her son was diagnosed with leukaemia at just 13 years old and tragically died a year later.
When his glands began to swell, they took him to the GP thinking it might be glandular fever instead.
A blood test revealed he had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), and within hours he was preparing to begin treatment at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
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Louise and Fred Bennett A mum is urging parents to be aware of the symptoms that could flag childhood cancer, after her son was diagnosed with leukaemia at just 13 years old and tragically died a year later. When his glands began to swell, they took him to the GP thinking it might be glandular fever instead. A blood test revealed he had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), and within hours he was preparing to begin treatment at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
I had memorised all the symptoms of meningitis.
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