Fresh hope of cure for brave Charlie Harris-Beard
Poorly Kidderminster boy Charlie Harris-Beard, who is bravely battling leukaemia for the second time, is having a pioneering new treatment.
The two-year-old is being cared for by staff at Birmingham Children's Hospital after receiving the trial drug and also under-going chemotherapy. He was put forward for the treatment, giving his newly-married parents fresh hope.
His family were told that doctors in this country had no cure for his condition.
But in an update to wellwishers on the family's Facebook page, his mother Fiona, said revealed he had finished the first round of treatment she said: "Now its just a long wait to see if its worked the magic we so desperately need."
Charlie's sister and cousin have also been updating followers, known as Charlie's Army.
One of their posts said: "It's Ellie and Leah Charlie's big sister and cousin, just thought we would give you all a quick update that charlie has had us running around the ward with the cars and has Wrote Santa a letter."
Charlie has started the Aurora Kinase treatment, a drug which is administered over 72 hours every 21 days via intravenous infusion.
The drug is intended to inhibit cancer growth by blocking the enzymes which cause cancer cells to grow.
His mother Fiona said: "If this goes well is would give a partial remission which would then mean that he can have radiotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.
"The hope is that in the end we will be able to get rid of the cancerous cells.
"I don't want to say it will be a cure, because I want to take every day as it comes.
Last month Charlie drove his remote control model car down the aisle at his parents wedding in Kidderminster.
