A desperate mum made a heart-wrenching plea to save her cancer-stricken young son. Three-year-old Devon Hall has undergone gruelling bouts of chemotherapy, stem cell treatment and blasts of radiotherapy as he battles with aggressive stage four neuroblastoma. But mum Debbie, of Towyn, Wales, said that even if the youngster overcomes the disease, the bleak prognosis is that there is still an 80% chance of it returning. In recent weeks, the Towyn tot has even come close to death after an infection left him fighting for his life in intensive care. In a heart-wrenching update on Facebook, mum-of-four, Debbie explained that overseas treatment would give Devon access to a wider range clinical trials abroad as there is limited eligibility in the UK. She wrote: “I’ve always thought of myself as a proud person but Devon’s cancer diagnosis and this last week especially have totally stripped me bare of that, so I’m now going to ask for everyone for help for the first time because I’m struggling with everything a cancer diagnosis brings. “I have so many worries about so many things that I feel sometimes I cant cope. “People say I’m strong, I’m not strong, I cry every single night at the thought that I could lose my baby, but in the day, I try so hard to be as brave as he is. “This last week has shown me how vulnerable and fragile he really is and it was terrifying for me as his mum to watch him struggle so much. “I have also just recently found out that the cancer Devon has is so aggressive, a high proportion - as much as 80% with high risk neuroblastoma - will relapse and in the case of relapse there is no standard treatment path to follow.” When children cannot get onto a UK trial, parents are left with no option but to fundraise at short notice to pursue treatment paths abroad costing thousands of pounds, she added. “As you can image, I was heartbroken hearing this but all I can do is keep praying with everything I’ve got that this will not happen to Devon, and once he does get into remission he will be cured of this terrible disease, but in reality there is no certainty of this and I want to start preparing but I can’t do it on my own.” Earlier this year, doctors discovered that Devon had a large tumour inside his stomach which had spread to his liver and kidneys. There were also small cells of the tumour in his legs and chest. Debbie - who has worked all her life - had to give up her job to care for her son as he undergoes treatment. Because of this, she’s set up a GoFundMe account to raise money to make Devon’s journey easier. “I’ve decided that being proud gets me nowhere and so I am hoping crowd funding will ease some of the financial burden and will also help my little superhero have a future. “With all the chemo and the treatment he has received since January the side effects from this could cause long term health problems for him and this scares me so much. “Devon still has a long road ahead of him but my boy is superman himself. “He always has a smile for everyone and is a true warrior. I am humbled by him which is why I have set up this fund to help him on this journey.”
To help, visit http://www.gofundme.com/Superhero-Devon
Source - UK Mirror
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