In a touching story, 8-year-old Reece Fleming "married" special friend Elleanor Purgslove the day before he succumbed to leukemia.
Reece was diagnosed with the fatal blood cancer in 2004 and battled his condition for 4 years. However when doctors told him that he just had a few weeks to live, then he proposed to his school sweetheart Elleanor at a laser tag party.
"Him and Ellie had been 'special friends' for a couple of years but then they broke up," Mrs Fleming told The Daily Telegraph. "We said we'd have a pirate party, and Ellie came. She went to visit Reece a few times in hospital as well."
The "wedding" took place July 4 and included rings, a stand-in vicar and a certificate. Reece died the next day at his home in Mackworth, Derby.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Incidence Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the cancer of white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts. It is the most common of all childhood cancers and can be fatal in weeks if left untreated.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the cancer of white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts. It is the most common of all childhood cancers and can be fatal in weeks if left untreated.
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Bone Marrow Transplantation
Animation and slides providing graphic explanation of Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)/Stem Cell Transplantation that is done for leukemia and other blood-related disorders.
Animation and slides providing graphic explanation of Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)/Stem Cell Transplantation that is done for leukemia and other blood-related disorders.
Cancer Among Children Rising in Australia
The cancer incidence among children Australia rising, particularly in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and myeloma.
The cancer incidence among children Australia rising, particularly in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and myeloma.
