A youngster's rash turned out to be cancer despite his parents almost passing it off as a football injury. Samantha and Christopher Daniels' son Harry came out in the purple rash on his arm, which was initially put down to him playing on the couple's astroturf at home in Caerphilly, Wales . But as the then-four-year-old began experiencing chest infections and other bruising, it became clear something wasn't right.
The parents were two weeks away from their wedding day when they received the devastating blow Harry had leukaemia in April last year. Forced to decide between calling off their big day and pushing ahead despite the news, the two decided to go ahead with their vows. Harry and his brother Oscar watched their parents walk down the aisle at Sant Ffraed House in Abergavenny, with guests told in advance about the health scare, Wales Online reports.
Now six years old, Harry has since bravely undergone six months of chemotherapy at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). He had to take six chemo tablets a day as part of the gruelling treatment, and will continue until he can finally ring the bell for the all-clear in June 2026. Samantha, 41, said: "Harry is doing remarkably well and has just started year two at primary school.
We are so incredibly proud of him." She added: "He has never once not smiled or given a thumbs up throughout all his chemotherapy. He is always happy and willing to go to every hospital admission.
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