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Kristy Dawson

Northumberland dad, 28, diagnosed with rare cancer just two months after birth of son

A dad has been diagnosed with a rare type of cancer two months after welcoming his son into the world.

Jack Woolridge, from Blyth, Northumberland, discovered he had spindle cell rhabdomayoscaroma after finding a lump in his left leg. The aggressive disease had spread to other parts of the 28-year-old's body including his lungs.

He was given the shock diagnosis in March this year - just 11 months after marrying his wife Alex, 31, and two months after their son Reuben was born.

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