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Toddler Diagnosed with Rare Cancer After Mom Spots Chest Turning Blue
Charlie, diagnosed with rare rhabdomyosarcoma, began intensive chemotherapy after blue chest veins and a large tumor were detected, with over $17,000 raised to support the family’s care.
- On December 17 specialist teams diagnosed Charlie, a two-year-old boy, with rhabdomyosarcoma and doctors began life-saving treatment immediately with chemotherapy.
- Trusting her instincts, Louisa Shilleto and Lee lifted Charlie out of the bath and found his chest veins had turned blue during bath time, then a lump under his arm prompted a rushed hospital visit days before Christmas.
- Scans revealed a large tumour in left chest stretching from under his chin to ribs and another lump appeared; medics stabilised him after ambulance transfer and placed him on high-dose steroids.
- He faces months of intensive chemotherapy followed by long-term maintenance treatment, and Louisa Shilleto warned the gruelling treatment has taken a visible toll on Charlie.
- The family, from Hull in East Yorkshire, say the support has been overwhelming as they focus on Charlie's ongoing treatment away from home, with a fundraiser organised by Alysha Curtis raising more than $17,000.
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