Cancer fight for Liam, 4, hit by virus
A MOTHER who learnt her son had cancer as she cradled his newborn sister fears the lockdown may dash their hopes of finding a cure.
Paw Patrol fanatic Liam Scott, four, has spent most of the last year undergoing gruelling treatment for neuroblastoma – a rare cancer affecting just 100 UK children each year.
An experimental vaccine could prevent the life-threatening disease coming back – but it would cost £232,000 and is only available in
New York.
Parents Claire and Michael, right with Liam, have seen many of their fundraising plans halted by the lockdown.
Claire, 40, said: “He has been in so much pain. As a parent you can’t even begin to explain how you feel because you want it to be you.
“You want to take all that away from them and there’s nothing you can do. “You just feel so helpless.”
Liam was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in July 2019, the day after Claire gave birth to his sister Kylie. Since then Liam has undergone painful treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy.
The experimental vaccine treatment is being trialled at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in Manhattan.
Claire, of Sevenoaks, Kent, added:
“The aim is that it protects the body and prevents cancer from returning because this cancer has has a high return rate.”
The family are hoping to fund several rounds of treatment, along with flights and accommodation.
● To donate visit solvingkidscancer.org. uk/appeal/liam