Mum's emotional plea as son, 20, given just weeks to live after going to A&E with back pain
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe mother of a young man who has been given just weeks to live after going to A&E with back pain has issued an emotional plea for help.
Dylan Lamb began suffering with pain in April last year, but at first thought he had just pulled a muscle and received pain killers from his GP.
The 20-year-old student, who lives in Liverpool with his mum, Kim, went to A&E on April 28 last year after the pain became 'unbearable.' A blood test confirmed his white blood cell count was 'through the roof' and he was admitted to hospital for further tests. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features He was tragically diagnosed with Precursor T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and was having chemotherapy three days later, the ECHO reports.
Dylan was transferred to Nottingham City Hospital where they have a specialist Haematology Team and a Teenage Cancer Trust Unit.
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