Parents thought Amelia's illness was coronavirus... the real reason turned their world upside down
direct to your inboxWhen little Amelia Bates kept waking up with headaches each morning, her parents feared it might be Covid.Her mum, Kirsty Barton, became worried so took her to the doctor, who, when the pain continued, sent Amelia for a CT scan.When the results came back, the truth behind her illness turned Amelia's family's world upside down.In November the three-year-old was diagnosed with a rare cancer - ATRT (Atypical Teratoid Rhaboid Tumours) - an aggressive and fast moving form of cancer which attacks the central nervous system.She faces a long treatment regime but is unable to leave her home in Wythenshawe as her immune system is so fragile.