Child's traumatic brain tumour tests prompt fundraising campaign

An East Sussex mother has shared her personal experience of how traumatic blood tests and cannulas can be for young children after her son was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Lianne Carter, from Wivelsfield Green, said she learnt of the "horrific news" just before her son, Oscar, turned two in 2023.

The 39-year-old dance teacher said Oscar was on a clinical trial for a special drug to shrink his tumour.

This meant Oscar, now four, has to go to the hospital every four weeks for blood tests to check his health before he can receive his medication.