The family of a courageous little girl are hoping they can give her the best Christmas yet as she continues her battle with leukaemia.
Olivia Hughes-Smith, four, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in August this year after complaining of pains in her leg. Shiremoor parents Sophia Hughes and Andrew Smith's world was turned upside down when they received the devastating diagnosis.
However, mum Sophia, 36, said she had an instinct that the leg pain Olivia was feeling wasn't just growing pains and pushed for further tests.
