Gamer, 11, told neck pain was 'too much screen time' actually had brain tumour

Gamer, 11, told neck pain was 'too much screen time' actually had brain tumour READ MORE: Horror hair dye reaction left man, 27, with a giant 'BALLOON HEAD' By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:37 BST, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 12:43 BST, 7 August 2024 e-mail View comments Like many youngsters his age, 11 year-old Ronnie Hood, enjoyed whiling away many weekends playing video games on his phone. So, when he began suffering from neck pain, his family GP suggested it must be due to strain caused by bending to look down at his phone. But the actual cause was eventually revealed to be an incurable and deadly cancer that was growing 'like an octopus' around his brain stem.

Tragically the prognosis is poor and the boy from Sudbury, Suffolk, has been given just months to live. Schoolboy Ronnie Hood, like may young people his age enjoyed playing video games on his phone So when he began suffering from neck pain his family GP simply ordered him to see a physio saying it was because the 11-year-old was playing on his phone too much'. Ronnie pictured with a video game and the Nintendo Switch handheld gaming device Ronnie had been experiencing unbearable neck pain for a year when his parents took him to see his family doctor.

The year six pupil was then referred to a physiotherapist for help with what was believed to be a repetitive strain injury. But these physio exercises left him 'crying in pain' and, with no improvement to his symptoms, his parents Vicky, 50, a.