A midwife who was enjoying a sunny day out at a theme park with her family during the summer holidays noticed purple spots on her five-year-old daughter Heidi's back. They went to hospital that evening and were told to monitor the condition.
Over the next few days, rashes started to appear on Heidi’s neck and as a midwife, Lucy Howson knew there was something wrong. Her friend’s mum, a nurse, advised urgent care.
Heidi was admitted to Sheffield Children’s Hospital on a Saturday after an Emergency Department consultant there immediately recognised her symptoms. By Monday, Heidi’s bone marrow test confirmed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
