Grieving dad pays tribute to 'loving' boy whose 'brave' battle with brain tumour touched hearts in Sheffield
Submitting... Reece Winterbottom was a big Sheffield United fan and got to meet the players just a few weeks before he died But following a routine check-up last year, his family got the devastating news that the tumour was back again and was this time malignant and a rare, very aggressive form of cancer. In January this year, Reece was given just a few weeks to live, but he defied medics’ expectations by battling on until Monday, May 3, when he died at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, aged 16. His dad David said: “Reece was such a loving, caring person. He was always so polite and nev...