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Nicola Findlay

Wee Lanarkshire 'superhero' who touched the heart of Ronaldo survives cancer, sepsis and sight loss

A Lanarkshire schoolboy who received video messages from superstar footballers including Cristiano Ronaldo, Phil Jones and Jesse Lingard has been described as a "warrior" by his family.

Just six months ago, 11-year-old Mark Cannon - known as 'Wee Mark' - was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia - a very aggressive form of blood cancer.

But that was just the start of a long battle fraught with a series of major complications including sepsis, multiple seizures and even sight loss.

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