A Gateshead mum has hailed the "phenomenal" staff of the Great North Children's hospital after her son got the all clear from a rare form of cancer of Friday afternoon.
Six-year-old Leland was diagnosed with MDS cancer, a blood cancer that can turn into leukaemia, in September 2022. He has been through an extensive treatment programme including chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, which saw him in isolation in his own room at the Great North Children's Hospital for four months before he was able to return home on Friday.
Leland's mum Sarah has spoken of her relief to have her son back home, as well as praising the doctors, nurses and specialist staff who supported Leland on his journey. She told ChronicleLive: "It's been a long, hard journey to get to this point.
