A young mum who almost died of cancer has become one of the first people in the UK to give birth following an innovative treatment. Sammy Gray, 26, paid tribute to the life-saving work of the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester as she celebrated 'little miracle' Walter.
Sammy feared chemotherapy had left her infertile, but went on to welcome her son into the world after CAR-T cell therapy 'trained' her body to fight back against the disease. She first experienced chest pains and night sweats in 2018 shortly after the birth of her first child, a daughter called Harper.
Worried that it may be a blood clot, doctors actually discovered a mass on her chest which was diagnosed as non Hodgkin's lymphoma, an uncommon cancer that develops in the lymphatic system. Sammy underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which initially cut the size of the tumour, but then the cancer became more aggressive and progressed.
