A Dalbeattie mum has described the day her child underwent open heart surgery as “the worst of my life”.
15.07.2023 - 12:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A student who first went to A&E after suffering from "unbearable" back pain has been told he has just weeks to live.
Dylan Lamb, 20, who studies at the University of Liverpool, thought he'd just pulled a muscle when he started getting pain in April 2022.
But on April 28, 2022, his world fell apart during a trip to A&E with him mum, Kim, after the pain became worse, reports the Liverpool ECHO. A blood test confirmed his white blood cell count was "through the roof" and he was admitted to hospital for further tests.
The student was diagnosed with Precursor T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and three days later started having chemotherapy.
Dylan's girlfriend of three years, Phoebe Cole, 20, said: "He had this lower back pain that could have been multiple different things, he thought he had pulled a muscle. We were coming home for Easter and it got progressively worse, he lost his appetite and was being sick.
"His mum took him to A&E in unbearable pain and a blood test showed his white blood cells were through the roof. It all happened so fast, he was diagnosed with Leukaemia and then three days later he was having chemotherapy."
Dylan was transferred to Nottingham City Hospital where they have a specialist Haematology Team and a Teenage Cancer Trust Unit. As well as chemotherapy, he also had a stem cell transplant, and endured bone marrow biopsies, high dosage steroids and intrathecal injections.
At the time, Dylan made the decision to have his sperm frozen in case he became infertile following chemotherapy.
Kelly Payne, Dylan's auntie, set up a fundraiser for him. She said: "Dylan is a kind, funny, genuine, nice, caring young man, loving life. Heart-broken does not even begin to explain how the whole family felt.
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A Dalbeattie mum has described the day her child underwent open heart surgery as “the worst of my life”.
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