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Hero boy, 6, calls 911 and saves mum's life after finding her unconscious at home

A heroic six-year-old boy saved his mum's life after he found her unconscious in their home.

Cornelius Fairley, 6, from Picayune, Mississippi, US, called paramedics after his mum Cornessia Fairley, 28, suffered a seizure last month.

He grabbed dialled 911 after his mum, a stage four metastasised pancreatic cancer patient, was in a comatose state.

The mum has suffered health issues ever since she was diagnosed on December 19, 2022.

Cornelius said: "I called 911 because she wasn't waking up".

Paramedics then rushed to their home and immediately took the mum to the hospital as his grandmother Cornelia Andrews thanked her grandson for saving her daughter's life.

She said: "Thank You Jesus because without him having the knowledge to do so, we don't know what would've happened."

The heroic boy phoned paramedics and saved his mum's life (Newsflash)
He told 911 his mum, a stage four metastasised pancreatic cancer patient, was in a comatose state (Newsflash)

Cornelia said her daughter's condition has spread to her liver and lungs, which has caused her to feel unwell in recent weeks.

She revealed "When they found it, unfortunately, it had spread to her liver and lungs. And a couple of weeks ago we found out it had spread to the brain as well."

But she claimed that despite the upsetting situation, her six-year-old nephew helps her keep the family spirit alive.

She said: "He's always thinking 'I want to give this to my mommy'.

"You know some kids go into the store 'can I have this for myself, can I have this.'

"But he was more so trying to get something that would give a smile on his mommy's face.

"The other day we went into the Dollar Tree getting something and when he came back, he was like 'Glamma look what I have,' and he picked up different coloured flowers and said 'I want to take this to my mommy.'"

Cornelius, whose favourite superhero is Batman, reportedly spends his free time playing the drums.

The little boy's grandmother praised him for saving her daughter's life (Newsflash)
The six-year-old helps keeps the family's spirits up (Newsflash)

He said: "I got a drum set at my house. My mommy and my daddy bought those drum sets."

Before sharing that he also loves playing baseball, Cornelius added: "It's a kid drum set but I want a real one."

He finally said: "I love you mommy and I hope you come back soon or if the hospital tells you that you have to come back home."

Meanwhile, Cornelia Andrews raised a GoFundMe campaign to raise money and help her daughter pay for chemo.

She said: "I am organising this fundraiser on behalf of my twenty-eight-year-old daughter, Cornessia Fairley."

Andrews explained more about her daughter's diagnosis and said: "This diagnosis is as equally unexpected as it is devastating.

"Cornissia has already begun extensive chemotherapy and this type of treatment is very aggressive on her body.

"Due to her recent diagnosis, she is no longer able to work.

"Supporting Cornissia will assist us with her medical expenses, medications, travel expenses, her monthly bills and make sure her son is taken care of.

"We are appreciative of any amount that God lays on your heart to give."

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