WARRINGTON Town Football Club is hosting a special fundraising event to support a young fan battling a rare cancer for a second time.
The club is helping raise money to support the “most amazing family” who are yet again going through such a heart-breaking time with a special event on October 7th at 7 p.m. with the chance of winning a signed Warrington Wolves shirt.
For any family having to go through cancer once is traumatising enough but to go through it a second is just heart-breaking. Callum’s cancer had come back.
Callum, aged 15, who is a big fan of Warrington Town and Warrington Wolves, has a rare genetic condition called neurofibromatosis, where tumours attach themselves to nerves in the body.
Most of the time his tumours are benign, however, they can turn malignant. When he was 10-years-old he had a large tumour which was growing rapidly in his neck, this was removed and doctors told the family the heartbreaking news it was cancerous.
He underwent chemotherapy and proton beam therapy to treat the tumour and rang the bell for the end of treatment on his 11th birthday. He was also diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2016 which doctors said was a low-grade glioma and due to its location, the tumour cannot be removed.
In 2016, Callum had an operation to relieve pressure in the brain and had no issues until earlier this year.
Despite the setbacks, the football and rugby mad Callum tries to keep a positive mindset.
Tickets for the “Bongo Bingo” event at Cantilever Park can be ordered online via https://callumsfightforcancer.co.uk/
Fundraiser launched as football crazy Callum fights cancer for a second time
