Boy with terminal cancer defies odds, hangs on to meet baby sister before dying on Christmas Eve

Lee added: “We were going to get everything he asked for. But most of the stuff he asked for were things he never played with.”
“They were more suited for his little brother. He had picked everything for Riley because he knew he was not going to play with them.”

Young Bailey first became ill in the summer of 2016. After a series of tests in September, he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, which develops in the network of vessels and glands in the body.
By the time doctors discovered the cancer, it was tragically already in Stage Three.
Bailey went through chemotherapy and steroid medication, and doctors were optimistic that he would recover. In February 2017 he went into remission.
Bailey was then subjected to regular check-ups and routine MRIs every three months.
During a family holiday, his parents were dealt a devastating blow.
Lee shared: “On the second day, we were in Paignton Zoo when we had a phone call from the hospital that he had relapsed and they needed him back in. Bailey showed signs that he was breathless and tired.”
The family was told there was a 70 percent survival rate and chemotherapy began again for Bailey.
“The doctors threw the book at it and told us even if he survived it, the long term effects will last for the rest of his life,” Lee said.
“He had a stem cell transplant. We had to try everything we could.”
By July, the family was told once again that Bailey was in remission, but sadly only one month later in August, the cancer had come back. They were then told there was nothing more which could be done for their precious son.

The vicious cancer had spread so quickly that lumps were found in Bailey’s chest, lungs, liver and stomach.
Hundreds of people turned out to pay their respects to Bailey on January 6, including Bristol Rovers FC captain Tom Lockyer, who struck up a friendship with the young football fan.
Lee said: “Bailey smiled through it all. He pulled funny faces and made people laugh, even though he was in so much pain.”
Please keep this family in your prayers. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain they must be going through. Bailey, you were so brave and so strong. It comforts me to know you are no longer suffering. Rest in peace with Jesus, sweet boy.