Theo Sloan is counting down to Christmas, with high hopes that Santa will bring him a new bike on the big day
A brave Paisley boy has been chosen to launch an awards scheme in Scotland that recognises the courage of children and young people diagnosed with cancer.
Doctors explained the condition, known as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome was a rare reaction to chemotherapy treatment. Theo spent two days in an induced coma before slowly recovering. “But even in the darkest moments, Theo and his big brother Sam kept us going. Sam is 11 but has been an amazing support to Theo and to us. We started a family WhatsApp group called Get Theo Better and threw ourselves in to doing everything we could to make that happen.”
The couple vividly recall that moment on April 19 this year when it was confirmed that Theo had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a cancer of the white blood cells. "When we called the emergency services we couldn’t believe it when we were told it would take four and a half hours to get an ambulance out to us.
"But specialist neurological doctors were able to confirm that Theo had suffered from PRES, a rare condition marked by headaches and swelling of the brain that usually comes on quickly and can be life threatening. Now Theo has started maintenance chemotherapy to help keep the leukaemia in remission and if all goes to plan should complete treatment in 2025.
“There may be some bumps in the road but hold on to the positive moments. Think of these positive things, no matter how small to help avoid spiralling downwards.
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