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Tragedy as boy, 3, labelled ‘attention seeking’ found to have aggressive brain tumour - Express
May 15, 2022 1 min, 19 secs

After two months of visits to the GP and a number of different hospitals, little Arthur was finally diagnosed with an aggressive medulloblastoma, the most common type of cancerous brain tumour in children.

Cattle farmer Simon Ridout, who lives in East Chelborough near Evershot, Dorset, with his wife Lauren, son Arthur and elder son Fred, five, said: “It's been a life-changing few months for my family and it's given me a new perspective on everything.

“Before Arthur's diagnosis, I spent a lot of my life working and probably not enough time with my wife and children.

The scan revealed a brain tumour roughly the same size as a plum that had been making Arthur ill.

“They sent us in an ambulance up the M5 to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.

Although the surgery was successful, the little boy developed fossa syndrome - a common occurrence after the removal of medulloblastoma in children.

Inspired by his little boy, Mr Ridout is raising money for Brain Tumour Research to find a cure for the devastating cancer and help other children like his son.

“Aside from the comedy element of my running challenge, there's a very serious message about the severe lack of funding for brain tumour research, which I'm hoping to get out there.”

Community development manager for Brain Tumour Research, Mel Tiley said: "Arthur's story is a stark reminder of how indiscriminate brain tumours are, affecting anyone at any time

Medulloblastomas account for 15-20 percent of all childhood brain tumours, most commonly found in children between the ages of three and eight

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