Family of boy, two, battling most cancers launch marketing campaign for operation

The petrified household of a cancer-stricken younger boy, aged solely two, have launched a marketing campaign to lift funds to fly the teen to America for life-saving remedy.

‘Cheeky’ Louie Turner, from Hull, was recognized with stage three, high-risk neuroblastoma most cancers after docs discovered a six-inch tumour in his abdomen.

His dad and mom are desperately making an attempt to lift £200,000 for him to bear revolutionary remedy within the US to take away the expansion.

The devastating analysis of the teen, who’s described by his as ‘lively’, got here after he started affected by constipation, illness and fatigue.

Louie Turner (pictured) was recognized with aggressive most cancers after docs discovered a six-inch tumour in his abdomen

The teen’s household say they’re ‘petrified’ and are desperately making an attempt to lift funds for life-saving remedy

His grandmother Sally Turner mentioned: ‘He was turning into extra torpid and had gone off his meals, however apart from that he was himself, the joyful child he at all times has been, working round, cheeky and lively.

‘We’d had him on the docs a number of instances as a result of he had eczema as nicely.

‘During the final go to on the docs, I defined his signs and the physician mentioned, ‘if he begins vomiting take him to A&E’, and a few days later he began vomiting.’

He was taken to A&E and was X-rayed. The subsequent day Louie’s household obtained a name from a guide who requested for the teen to return to hospital for an ultrasound scan.

Sally added: ‘My daughter-in-law took him again to hospital for the scan and was informed there after which they thought it was a mass in his abdomen.

‘It all went downhill from there, it turned out to be a 17cm tumour.’

Louie was then taken to Leeds Children’s Hospital and underwent eight rounds of induction chemotherapy.

Then he had a ten-hour surgical procedure the place docs eliminated a lot of the mass.

But sadly, the docs needed to depart 5 millimetres of the tumour as a result of it was encased in a vein going as much as his liver and was tough to take away.

So, Louie started a course of high-dose chemotherapy and spent two months in hospital as a result of results of the radiation on his digestive system and was fed by means of an IV drip.

Despite this, the tumour has nonetheless not shrunk and Louie is present process immunotherapy at his dwelling. But the course will end in July.

His dad Daniel, 29, mentioned: ‘The best-case situation is that the tumour has died by then, however there’s nonetheless a 35 per cent likelihood of relapse, and if he does relapse there is not actually a remedy to supply him within the UK.

Louie is described as ‘cheeky’ and ‘lively’ by his adoring household

A JustGiving web page has been set as much as increase the £200,000 for life-saving remedy

‘If the tumour hasn’t died by the tip of immunotherapy, there is a 50 per cent likelihood of it rising again.

‘We’re completely scared of dropping him so we wish to do all we will for him.

‘There’s a brand new drug within the US which has been accepted by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), and there is some good knowledge to indicate it helps to eliminate the most cancers if there’s any left, which we predict there shall be on the finish of Louie’s immunotherapy.

‘But it additionally helps to scale back the possibility of relapse, so we’re fundraising to go to America.’

The household have arrange a JustGiving web page in a bid to lift the cash for Louie’s American remedy.

The description reads: ‘Up till 19 months of age, Louie was a cheerful and wholesome little boy. He was very energetic, he beloved taking part in outdoors, going to the seaside and playground, and beloved his meals – his favorite was cottage pie which he would handle to get in all places.

‘Our world was turned the other way up when Louie was recognized with a uncommon sort of most cancers. The most cancers is high-risk neuroblastoma, and at analysis, there was a 50 per cent likelihood of long-term survival.

‘Since then, Louie has had a lot remedy, he has suffered a lot, however has nonetheless managed to maintain his smile all through. He has had eight rounds of Chemotherapy, a ten hour surgical procedure, high-dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He has simply began immunotherapy.

‘Initially, the 17cm-long tumour responded very nicely to remedy and after preliminary chemotherapy and surgical procedure in October, the tumour was solely 0.5 cm. However, the tumour has not responded to remedy since then, and stays that dimension and continues to be an energetic tumour.

‘If the tumour is just not lifeless upon finishing immunotherapy, there stays solely a 50 per cent likelihood of long-term survival. If Louie enters remission earlier than the tip of his remedy, there’s nonetheless a 35 per cent likelihood of relapse. We have been informed there’s presently no remedy accessible within the UK within the occasion of relapse.

‘We cannot sit and hope for one of the best – we have to act and we want your assist. There is a remedy accessible within the US which has simply been accepted by the FDA. Early knowledge suggests this remedy, DFMO, may be very efficient at serving to to deal with the most cancers and in stopping relapse. We are aiming to lift £200,000 in 5 months to ensure we give Louie one of the best likelihood of survival and get him to the US for remedy.

‘We would actually admire it in case you may unfold our story and donate in case you can comfortably accomplish that. Thank you.’

To donate to the fundraiser, go to the Just Giving web page arrange by Louie Turner’s household, click on HERE.