A young boy who lost his fight with leukaemia was just a fortnight away from receiving a potentially life-saving transplant from his twin brother, an inquest has heard.
Reuben Whittle, from Croston, Lancashire, was diagnosed with a rare form of acute leukaemia in 2015 - and had already endured a bone marrow transplant before he was due to receive stem cells from his identical twin, Rocco.
But as Reuben s family waited on CAR T-cell therapy test results - a type of immunotherapy he was due to undergo - his condition deteriorated and he developed a severe fungal infection in his chest, a Manchester inquest was told.
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Sittingbourne school friends take on charity challenge for MND Association after mum s diagnosis
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Updated: 10:38, 10 March 2021
A group of mums who have been friends since primary school took on a charity challenge to raise money and awareness for an incurable disease.
Natalie Kirby, from Sittingbourne, and her close pals Sarah Leigh, Emma Bonnar, Josie Ryan, Hayley Cork and Kathryn Denham decided to walk a mile every day for seven days, with their children, in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.
Natalie with Sarah, Emma, Josie, Hayley and Kathryn
The fundraiser came about after Sarahâs mum Denise Bonney, 63, who is known as Sue, was diagnosed with MND in October 2019.
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