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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
James Holt

Months on from brave teenager's devastating cancer diagnosis, he is desperate to help others just like him

A brave autistic teenager who was given a devastating leukemia diagnosis just four months ago is desperate to help others just like him.

Harvey Robertson, 16, and his family were delivered the earth-shattering news in February, after his mum Jessica had noticed he had developed a rash and was experiencing back and leg pains that were so agnosising he cried.

He had initially been sent home with diazepam after visiting A&E, before he was later diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), a type of blood cancer that starts from white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow

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