Ababy’s fight for life

THERE can be no worse horror for any parent than when their baby starts screaming and because he or she is so young cannot explain what is wrong.

This was the dilemma faced by Rachel and Nick Samuel last January and they rushed their son Samuel to their GP who immediately referred them to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London where he was diagnosed with cancer.

Amplified MYCN Neuroblastoma is a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer and treatment in the UK is not as advanced as in some other countries.

The poor youngster, now 18 months old has gone through six months of chemotherapy, stem cell therapy and an operation and happily at the moment, he appears to be pain free but the cancer cells can reappear at any time.

According to his grand ­