Brave Oscar delighted after Batman welcomes him home following cancer treatment
As little Oscar stepped off the plane after seven harsh weeks of cancer treatment abroad, he received the best surprise a young boy could wish for - Batman was waiting to welcome him back home.
The superhero-obsessed three-year-old had been in Germany undergoing proton beam therapy, and just last week his parents were given the news they had been dreaming of.
Oscar was now cancer-free.
The Wednesbury boy has amassed a huge following on social media since he was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma - a rare form of soft tissue cancer - in June last year, and his supporters wanted to organise a special treat for him on his homecoming.
After some stealthy planning, the youngster - who loves everything to do with the police - was met by Chief Inspector Kerry Blakeman straight off the aeroplane, who escorted him VIP-style through the airport.
He was then surprised by a hug from West Midlands Police mascot Perry Bear and then spotted none other than Batman himself.
Oscar's mother Cheryl said: "He was really happy to see them, it made him feel really special. It was absolutely fantastic and we're so grateful - he really enjoyed it.
"He had no idea. He got off the plane and Chief Inspector Kerry Blakeman was there, right on the forecourt, he took us through.
"Then Perry Bear was in the main building and when we got through passport control Batman was there. Oscar was walking along and when he saw him he yelled 'Batman!' and started running towards him.
Inside the Bat suit was actually Nick Davis, a local man who had been following Oscar's Journey on Twitter and wanted to give him the welcome he deserved.
Nick said: "I lost my grandad to cancer when I was about 12, and even now I've never really got over it. So I want to help other people who are going through this.
"I take my hat off to Oscar and his family. It was a very emotional day for everyone."
Chief Inspector Kerry Blakeman of West Midlands Police added: "Oscar has been really brave with all the treatment that he's had.
"We wanted to give him a little bit of a welcome home. So we met him off the plane with Perry Bear and Batman, and he absolutely loved it.
"It was one of the nicest things we could do in terms of policing."
Oscar has a few more appointments with doctors just to check all his well, but his parents are hopeful he will be able to ring the End of Treatment Bell at Birmingham Childrens' Hospital at the end of this month.
Visit facebook.com/followoscarsjourney for more on Oscar’s Journey.
