Lyn Hamilton's son Archie was diagnosed with deadly cancer at 15, after docs thought he had a sports injury.
A Scots mum has told how her "world was shattered" when her teenage son was diagnosed with cancer while her daughter waited for brain surgery.
The heartbroken mum-of-three, from Haddington, had to stop herself bursting into tears in front of Archie. Top news stories today Doctors feared Archie could be paralysed after finding an inoperable tumour on his spine. He was rushed in for emergency chemotherapy days after the diagnosis. But during his treatment, Archie fell ill while Lyn was in London with Nancy for brain surgery. The 14-year-old - who uses a power wheelchair has lost the ability to speak - needs fed through a tube.
Archie's scans have been clear since finishing treatment last July. But the family got a fright at the latest one.
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