A British boy who fell ill on his 'dream holiday' in Barbados has tragically died.
Eight-year-old Ace Rewtastle from Portsmouth was taken to hospital on the island earlier this month after developing a rash suspected to be the signs of meningitis.
Ace's family however were given the devastating news the youngster had acute myeloid leukaemia.
While the family successfully managed to find the cash needed to get him on a medical flight home where he could be treated by the NHS, sadly Ace's condition rapidly deteriorated.
Ace suffered a seizure resulting in a bleed to the brain while in hospital last weekend, and was put into an induced coma before being later declared brain dead.
He sadly succumbed to his illness on Saturday morning.
His mum, Amber Field, has now paid tribute to her child, telling how she and Ace's dad David had had to make the unthinkable decision to switch off his life support.
"Ace is now resting," Amber said in a heartbreaking post.
"There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint in this world.
"Goodnight Acey Pops, today nature took its course, you are my whole existence and I will love and remember you until my last breath.
"Give nanny Pat a big cuddle from me & let’s get you home my darling baby."
Ace's family had flown out to the Caribbean paradise on December 21 for a Christmas in the sun before he fell ill on January 3.
After being put onto life support with doctors informing Amber and David that he would have zero chance of recovery, his family then faced a battle with the Barbados government to have the machine switched off.
Amber, 30, spoke of the "cruel and evil" decision to keep his life support going when he was brain dead, saying "I just want to get home".
"The director of medical services & the hospitals legal officer think it’s ok to keep his body open to infections and god knows what else for weeks potentially," said the mum.
"This is so wrong on so many levels, absolutely shocking and not fair on us or Ace. There are no words!".
Following the tragic news, Ace's parents will now bring him home where he can be laid to rest.
A Go Fund Me page originally set up to help Ace's family with medical bills has, at time of writing, raised more than £115,000. You can donate here.
