Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Chronicle Live
Chronicle Live
National
Hannah Graham

Heartbroken North Shields family's bid to make memories as son, 6, hit with incurable cancer

Facing unimaginable heartache, these North Shields parents are fighting to help their son make all the precious memories he can.

In May last year, doctors gave Aaron Todd and Gemma O’Connell the devastating news that their beloved son Dylan, then five, had leukaemia.

And despite valiant efforts to fight the disease, they've now learned that the cancer lurking in the six-year-old's body is incurable.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.