A young boy who won millions of hearts in his brave battle against cancer for two years was photographed giving a thumbs-up as he was finally discharged from hospital.
It was in 2018 when Oscar Saxelby-Lee from Worcester was diagnosed with leukemia. His parents, 28-year-old Jamie Lee and 25-year-old Olivia Saxelby were told that it would be a ‘life or death’ three-month race to find a life-saving match which led them to launch a nation-wide appeal for donors.
More than 4,800 volunteers lined up in the freezing rain last month when Oscar’s Pitmaston Primary School opened a testing center. Over 10,000 people were tested across the UK until a match was found.
But the parents faced another obstacle when the rare T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia came back.
A crowdfunding campaign managed to raise £600,000 and his family flew little Oscar to Singapore. He became the second child in the world to undergo CAR-T therapy before another bone marrow transplant.
Mother Olivia is thrilled to confirm that her little fighter is finally cancer-free.
“Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to our AMAZING team at National University Hospital – NUH, you have made miracles happen!” she wrote on Facebook.
“Oscar’s Army, and of course the incredible Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust.
“We love you all! HOME SWEET HOME, WHEREVER IT WILL BE!”
The director of the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust, Jen Kelly, said: “It is wonderful that he is doing so well. They have now been in Singapore for six months and it is incredible that he is still cancer free and that his bone marrow transplant has gone well to date.
“We would like to say a big thank you to the people of Worcestershire for helping us give this lifesaving chance to Oscar and his family.”
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