A young LFC fan given just months to live had his dream come true as he met his football heroes.
Six-year-old Jayden Lamerton has been given just 12 months to live after his teachers noticed a worrying change to his eye. When his eye "suddenly turned inwards", Jayden was soon diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.
On January 5, the young boy was told he had diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma [DIPG] and the prognosis is nine months to one year. His family have since been creating memories they can cherish and making his dreams come true.
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One of his dreams was to meet his hero, Liverpool FC star Mohamed Salah, along with the rest of the team, and that came true this weekend when Jayden visited Anfield for the first time to watch the team play Chelsea.
Surprise arrangements had been made so Jayden could meet the players, Plymouth Live reports. The young fan, along with his family, was greeted at Anfield by a woman holding a sign with his name on it, unbeknownst to Jayden.
Aunt Lucy said: "Somebody from LFC got hold of Chelsea and said that they would get him back to meet them players. Jayden didn’t find out until he was there as it was a big surprise for him."
But the excitement did not stop there as the young boy then got to meet players from both sides of the game. Lucy added: "After the game he was taken down to the lockers where he met all of the players for LFC and also Chelsea FC, he met their families and played football with the players' children.
"They were all being lovely and asking Jayden for pictures with him. He was taken down to see their cars also".
Jayden lives in Plymouth with his mum and step-dad Daniel and the family previously said they are now trying to make as many "special memories" as they can. His dad said Jayden will receive radiotherapy to "give him as much time as possible".
DIPG originates in an area of the brainstem, called the pons. The pons is an area deep within the lower part of the brain that is responsible for a number of critical bodily functions, such as breathing, sleeping, and blood pressure.
A fundraiser was launched to help the family make special memories, which raised over £50,000 in just three days. Now with over £60,000, the fundraiser can be found here.
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