he father of a four-year-old with a “rare of rarest cancers” is to tackle the Great North Run to lift very important funds for a leukaemia charity and consciousness of the situation.

Arthur Salters-Hoult, from Wallsend, North Tyneside, was identified with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) on March 17, which is a sort of blood most cancers that impacts white blood cells, after lumps began appearing on his head and throat in November 2022.

His father Ricky Hoult, 31, who has his personal nationwide supply firm, informed the PA news company: “After further testing on Arthur’s bone marrow they had to do further tests on his genetics and they found a mutation of leukaemia that’s never been seen in history before and he is first of a kind and the only person in the world to have ever had it or got it!”

“Obviously as parents we were shocked and down about it all and asked about the chances of survival.

“At first they said it’s one of the best cancers to have if any.

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“But after six weeks of testing and finding this rare genetic mutation in his cells, they said it’s going to be a lot harder to treat which has been the case.”

With the Great North Run happening on Sunday, Mr Hoult thought taking it on would assist to carry to mild Arthur’s situation.

“I have a bad knee but if Arthur can go through this pain, then doing the Great North Run is nothing compared to his pain,” he stated.

Mr Hoult stated that he has not had a lot time to do coaching, as a result of attending therapy classes with Arthur and dealing, however is adamant about finishing the feat.

He stated that his son had “not reacted very well” to any of his earlier remedies, which concerned intensive chemotherapy, as a result of his mutations, with one drug shutting his physique down and leading to him having to spend time in intensive care.

Arthur is at present utilizing an antibody remedy drug, which he's reacting to “a lot better”.

“But we are not sure how effective or if this is working as of yet until further testing is done,” Mr Hoult added.

“This drug has only been used five times before at this stage in the UK, and that has all been on Down’s syndrome children.”

Money raised is to go to Leukaemia UK so it could actually proceed its very important work within the area and since it's “close” to the household’s hearts.

Arthur’s story has compelled others, together with a participant from his favorite soccer staff – Newcastle United, to get entangled.

Bruno Guimaraes, who's a defensive midfielder for the staff, invited Arthur and his household to his home in May and even devoted a objective he scored towards Brighton on May 18 to him.

Guimaraes and the household have stayed in contact ever since, with the entire Newcastle United staff additionally organising a gaggle picture with the teen, the place he was given a high with the phrases: “You can beat this Arthur” on it.

“We are both Newcastle fans and Arthur loves the club and singing the songs. He has been watching all the matches from his hospital bed,” Mr Hoult stated.

Arthur’s fundraising web page might be discovered right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gnr-2023-for-arthur-saltershoult