Maison Shaw, 18, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in January, with his family deciding to go on holiday to Spain after his treatment came to an end - but their trip was cut tragically short
The Shaw family, from Openshaw, a suburb of Manchester, were looking forward to a well-deserved break in Spain after a challenging year following the sarcoma diagnosis of their eldest son, Maison.
It was later confirmed that Maison had a collapsed lung and spinal compression, where pressure on the spinal cord stops the nerves from working normally. Tragically, tests revealed an extremely fast-growing mass that hadn't shown up on scans before the holiday. By this stage, the blood flow to Maison's foot had been affected, with doctors suspecting he had compartment syndrome, a painful condition caused by pressure build-up around the muscles. Emergency surgery was performed to alleviate the pressure. After the operation, the family were informed that surgeons had found and removed a growth, but it "didn't look sinister".
After his treatment, the family jetted off to Spain for some much-needed downtime and it seemed all was well. Maison's scans were clear and doctors gave him the green light to travel.
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