A heartbroken family have said their lives have been turned "upside down" after their toddler's stomach pains were diagnosed as a rare form of cancer that had spread throughout her body.
Claire Formby and Mike Smith first noticed their daughter Ella was not herself during a day out at a museum on March 9. After the three-year-old was lethargic and complained of pains in her tummy the parents took her to their GP, but doctors said they couldn't find anything wrong.
The couple, from Runcorn, near Liverpool, then took their daughter to urgent care several times throughout the week and eventually the youngster was sent to the children's hospital for an ultrasound.
Doctors found a small mass above her left kidney before an MRI scan found Ella had a 7cm tumour in her stomach - and when an oncologist checked the scan again they found further masses in Ella's neck and thighs.The youngster had surgery and just 10 days after initially feeling unwell, it was confirmed Ella had stage four neuroblastoma - a cancer of specialised nerve cells called neural crest cells.Ella's auntie Joanne Formby told the Echo: "We all went to the museum for a day out and Ella was just really tired and really lethargic."Usually she is like a little Tasmanian devil but this day she just wanted to be carried, she wanted to get in the pram, which is so unlike her.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
Get the latest stars news and celebrity rumours with exclusive stories, photos, videos and interviews.
Breaking up, scandals, engagements, divorces, gossip – all you need to know about the private lives of your favorite celebs.
Get to know the latest showbiz news along with exclusive interviews and even more. All this is waiting for you on the main page 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Who, where, when, with whom, how, why and for what!? Stay tuned to know first!
Just follow us daily and we will provide you with the current news from the life of famous stars and celebrities.
Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
Registration certificate 06691200
Address:
Snowland s.r.o.
16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
©2024. All rights reserved.