The family of a four-year old boy have been left devastated after he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer on Christmas Day. Youngster Jaxon Garvey had been suffering for a short while with a sore neck, which led to his parents Melissa Roberts and Callam Garvey deciding to get him checked out in A&E as a precaution.
After Jaxon's blood results came back all clear, Melissa and Callam - from Leigh, Greater Manchester - felt reassured and began to relax. However, within a matter of hours their world was turned upside down.
For Jaxon suddenly lost the ability to walk properly and was subsequently referred for an MRI scan, the results of which were received by the family on December 25 and said he had developed multiple brain tumours. Although doctors are yet to ascertain the exact type of cancer Jaxon has, they believed it was rare and aggressive enough to refer him immediately for chemotherapy.
