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Tot receiving treatment for rare cancer learns to walk again after devastating diagnosis

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A hockey team is set to embark on a fundraiser to support a hospital which is treating the young son of one of their members.

Max Kirk, two, is currently undergoing extensive treatment for rare cancer Bilateral Wilms Tumours. Max, from Tarvin, was diagnosed with the devastating illness on his second birthday in December 2021, Cheshire Live reports.Since then, the tot has undergone treatment at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, including chemotherapy.An adverse reaction to the chemotherapy impacted on his liver function, which meant that he was laid up for three weeks.This resulted in him having to learn to walk again earlier this year due to losing muscle mass in his legs.Since his initial diagnosis, Max has been in and out of hospital.

On March 17, Max underwent nine hours of surgery at Alder Hey to remove the cancerous tumours, as well as one whole kidney and two-thirds of the other.He is now back home and is going to Clatterbridge Hospital on the Wirral every day for radiotherapy treatment, for which he has to have a general anaesthetic due to his age.

He will also have more chemotherapy treatment.Now, members of Deeside Ramblers Hockey Club near Tarporley, where Max’s dad Andy has been a member since he was a child, are preparing to put their stamina to the test with an arduous dawn until dusk hockey match to raise funds for the hospital and also for the club.They will be supported by younger and older club members to help keep their spirits and energy levels up.Max’s mum Sara said: “It’s been a bit of a turbulent few months but we are doing okay at the moment.

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