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Orlaith Clinton

Lurgan community rally round family after death of five-year-old son

The mother of a Co Armagh child who died after a brave cancer battle has paid tribute to the Northern Ireland Hospice.

Ben Stevenson was first diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was one month from his second birthday. The young child, from Lurgan, had not been right for a couple of weeks when his mum Tracey took him to the GP and then to A&E.

It was discovered that he had a tumour on the brain, and surgery removed 90% of it, with Ben needed further surgery three weeks later to have the remaining cancer taken out. He spent the majority of time in ICY in the Children's Hospital in Belfast. He also went through radiotherapy and was in hospital from the end of April until mid October 2019.

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