A teenager received a heart breaking leukaemia diagnosis after his concerned head teacher phoned home to his parents, Manchester Evening News reports. Connor Ellerton had previously suffered with multiple ear infections but his GP was not worried about them and prescribed him with antibiotics.
The then 14-year-old, from Merseyside, carried on as normal until his head teacher rang his mother in 2019 after Connor's rugby team training session to inform her something was wrong. The school asked his parents, Joanne and Ian to come and collect him and they decided to take him to A&E.
Joanne said: "Connor had an ear infection and the doctor gave him some antibiotics but it kept happening. The doctor kept giving him antibiotics but then over the summer holidays he was training with his school rugby team and the headteacher rang asking us to come and pick him up.
"We decided we needed to take him to A&E because something wasn't right. The doctor at the hospital said she thought he had a perforated ear drum.
"She took bloods but she wasn't happy with the results." Connor was sent for another test which revealed his heart breaking diagnosis as doctors informed the teen he was suffering from leukaemia.
Joanne added: "He didn't look right, he was like a yellowy-grey colour. She then took another set of bloods so we went for a sandwich and came back to be told he had leukaemia."
The 50-year-old shop assistant was absolutely devastated about her son's diagnosis and put her life on hold having just graduated from Edge Hill. Brave Connor who underwent three tough years of chemotherapy while achieving nine A's and B's in his GSCES managed to beat cancer.
Connor who is now 17 has also returned to the rugby pitch following his all clear confirmation. Connor returned to his beloved sport only one week after finishing his treatment when the Southport RFC'S under-18's coach asked him to play the last ten minutes.
The teenager was unaware that coach, James Cook had secretly arranged for the game to be stopped and a guard of honour was given to the cancer survivor. Joanne who was left very emotional by this touching tribute said: "James arranged a tunnel to clap him onto the pitch.
"It was amazing. None of us knew it was going to happen."
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