Utterly heartbreaking
A 'routine eye test at Specsavers' led to the family of an 11-year-old boy being told has a terminal brain tumour. Robert Smith, from Long Eaton, loves gaming, Lego and he dreams about going to Disneyland.
READ MORE: Family warn parents to look out for 'obvious spots' after boy, 5, diagnosed with brain tumour He had a computerised tomography scan at the QMC on Friday, August 19. In the afternoon, the family were told by doctors that they found a tumour in his brainstem. Reflecting on how their lives have changed since Robert's diagnosis, Mrs Smith added: "I do not think it has torn us apart - I think it brought us closer instead. We are trying to raise money to get him to Disneyland. We try to make Robert's dreams come true as much as we can. We are just trying to make memories as fast as we can before it is too late."
She said she checks her son's breathing multiple times every night, and then gets up in the morning to observe the movement and noise. "I know it is happening," she added. "I go to bed every night wondering if my boy is going to be awake the next morning.
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