Harrison Thompson (13) from Leicester started at the end of last year Feeling severe back pain. Initially, he thought it was a consequence of injury from a physical education lesson where he suffered a concussion after a hard rugby intervention. But when The pain did not subside, his parents visited him a doctor. He decided that it was just a muscle problem and recommended treatment with paracetamol, he reports.
Despite repeated visits to Harrison The condition worsened. The pain spread to the knees and spine, so much that he couldn’t go to school, do sports or sleep. In the hospital, doctors even described his problems as growth pains that are common in teenagers.
Mother Lindzey, however, felt that it was a little more serious, and constantly urged for further examinations. After four months of suffering, the results showed that Harrison has Multiple tumors in the spine, spleen, stomach, liver, lungs and kidneys. The diagnosis was, an aggressive and rare form of cancer.
Since March, the boy has undergone four demanding rounds of chemotherapy and two rounds of radiotherapy. Treatment caused him great pain and exhausted his organism. Although The tumor stopped for a while, subsequent examinations showed that it has increased again in the spine. Doctors are looking for new possibilities and the family has started to consider specialized treatment abroad.
Hope now see in Germany, USA or Japan where Harrison could undergo alternative therapiesthat are not yet available in Britain. Parents launched a collection to cover high cost, At the same time, they also want to devote part of the money to a hospital who takes care of their son and charity organizations.
“If I did not ask for further examinations, he would still overlook his pain,” says Lindza, who She filed an official complaint with Leicester Hospital. Although the family faces a difficult struggle, they do not hide thanks for the huge wave of support. “People have shown us that there is still a lot of good in humanity,” she added.
