{"id":131413,"date":"2021-07-07T12:15:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T12:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=131413"},"modified":"2021-07-07T12:15:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T12:15:50","slug":"teen-stands-for-first-time-since-being-told-he-would-never-walk-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/teen-stands-for-first-time-since-being-told-he-would-never-walk-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen stands for first time since being told he would never walk again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Emotional moment \u2018warrior\u2019 teenager stands for first time since being told he would never walk again after leukaemia attacked his spinal cord<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aidan Hogg, of Midlothian, was diagnosed with AML acute Myeloid Leukaemia\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Emma Davidson, 40, said her world &#8216;came crashing down&#8217; after son&#8217;s diagnosis<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scottish teen was &#8216;healthy and happy&#8217; when he received &#8216;shocking&#8217; cancer news\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A mother has shared a video of the emotional moment her 15-year-old son stood unaided for the first time since leukaemia attacked his spinal cord &#8211; after doctors told him he would never walk again.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Davidson, 40, from Midlothian, Scotland, said son Aidan Hogg was a &#8216;healthy and happy teenage boy&#8217; until his shock diagnosis during the pandemic in March 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The mother-of-six, who works as a florist, said her world came crashing down as Aidan, who initially thought he had a sore back, questioned whether he would die.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, he has refused to accept that he might never walk again.<\/p>\n<p>She shared an emotional post on Facebook, writing: &#8216;I wanted to share this with you all. I feel we have all shared so much with each other during lockdown I wanted something to make you all smile.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45141487-9764349-image-a-38_1625654665413.jpg\" height=\"1153\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aidan Hogg, 15, stands unaided for the first time since beginning his battle against leukaemia in March of this year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45141485-9764349-image-a-40_1625655058905.jpg\" height=\"1153\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Scottish teen received the shock diagnosis after complaining of mild back pain and constant pins and needles in his legs\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45141489-9764349-image-a-39_1625654682558.jpg\" height=\"1153\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aidan can be seen smiling at the camera in the emotional moment he stands unaided for the first time, recorded by his mother Emma Davidson, 40\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My son Aidan (in the video) is 15. On the March 4 this year he was diagnosed with leukaemia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The leukaemia attacked his spinal cord and we were told he may never walk again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is him today during physio. He&#8217;s a warrior and he gives me hope that when you set a goal anything is possible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Instantly the post was flooded with support, reaching 17,000 likes and gaining more than 2,000 comments.<\/p>\n<p>Emma said her son&#8217;s diagnosis was a shock &#8211; and came after he complained of a sore back &#8211; which she thought was down to his new mattress.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;Aidan was a healthy, happy teenage boy. He played in his school rugby team and also loved going out with his friends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The last week in February he began complaining of a sore back and we thought it was because we had bought him a new mattress.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45140607-9764349-image-m-23_1625652975334.jpg\" height=\"1189\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aidan, pictured with his sister Nicole, is determined to walk again after being diagnosed with Leukaemia in March\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45140641-9764349-image-m-25_1625653062473.jpg\" height=\"854\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emma pictured with Aidan on her 40th birthday before the shock diagnosis earlier this year<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was like this for a few days but other than the sore back he was his normal happy self, there was nothing to suggest we should be worried.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was seen at our local GP office on Monday March 1. The GP thought he had a kidney infection and did tests.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But by Thursday, Aidan&#8217;s legs felt like constant pins and needles so Emma&#8217;s husband Craig, 43, took him to the hospital in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>She thought he had fatigue due to lack of sleep as he had been finding it hard to get comfortable at night time.<\/p>\n<p>So Emma was shocked when her husband called at 9am to deliver the devastating news that professionals thought Aidan had leukaemia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My heart just sank and I couldn&#8217;t stop crying,&#8217; explained mum Emma.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I called Aidan&#8217;s dad Mark to ask him to meet us there and my parents gave me a lift in. They told us they were taking him for an MRI scan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;By lunchtime, we were all sitting in a room with the oncology consultant who told us that Aidan had AML acute Myeloid Leukaemia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever felt more sad my whole life than when I heard that news. The consultant explained that Aidan would require four rounds of chemotherapy that takes six months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He also said that during the MRI they discovered a mass of the congealed cancerous blood on Aidan&#8217;s spine, this is what had caused the back pain and the loss of feeling in his legs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;By this point Aidan was in a wheelchair and could not feel anything below his belly button.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The consultant told Emma that he would like Aidan to receive radiotherapy and that it would be carried out at Edinburgh&#8217;s Western General Hospital where he would be transferred by ambulance and back four days in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The consultant told her he feared that the damage to Aidan&#8217;s spine was already too severe but hoped that the radiotherapy may ease it.<\/p>\n<p>He described the radiotherapy as like trying to melt an ice cube with a hairdryer.<\/p>\n<p>Emma added: &#8216;I cried all the way home in the car and so did my husband. We didn&#8217;t talk to each other at all on the car journey home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45140611-9764349-image-m-32_1625653207833.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45140639-9764349-image-a-33_1625653213489.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Aidan pictured with his little brother Robbie who wears a hoodie reading: &#8216;My big brother is my hero&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45140643-9764349-image-m-35_1625653241154.jpg\" height=\"540\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aidan, pictured centre with his family, including Emma&#8217;s husband Craig (far right), has kept a positive attitude throughout his leukaemia treatment\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Breaking the news to my children that their lovely brother had cancer was one of the worst jobs I&#8217;ve ever had to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was on Friday that the consultant told me that Aidan may never walk again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He said the damage caused to Aidan&#8217;s spine was already damaged and that they never knew if his nerves would ever recover but that we had to prepare for the fact he may never walk again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That was so hard to take in and I felt sick and like I&#8217;d had the wind knocked right out of me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But throughout the difficult times, Aidan remained positive. He asked his consultant if he would die when they told him he had leukaemia.<\/p>\n<p>They told him it was treatable and curable providing that his body reacted well to chemotherapy &#8211; which it has.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/07\/11\/45140609-9764349-image-m-37_1625653286719.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aidan being visited by his best friend Mason while receiving leukaemia treatment in Edinburgh\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aidan has been left very poorly after each round of chemo and has been very sick but his mum Emma said he took the news about his legs so well.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;He actually consoled me when I was crying over it and said &#8220;don&#8217;t worry mum I&#8217;ll walk again&#8221;. He&#8217;s so determined and has been smashing his physio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He can now get himself from his bed into his wheelchair using a lateral slide and he&#8217;s really proud of his progress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s amazed the doctors and nurses with how much he&#8217;s managed in 19 weeks!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But despite his progression the family still don&#8217;t know if Aidan will ever walk again.<\/p>\n<p>They said they have to take each day as it comes and see every step he takes, no matter how small, as a tiny miracle.<\/p>\n<h3>WHAT IS LEUKAEMIA?\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Leukaemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue, usually the bone marrow.<\/p>\n<p>It leads to the over-production of abnormal white blood cells, which fight off infections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But a higher number of white blood cells means there is &#8216;less room&#8217; for other cells, including red blood cells &#8211; which transport oxygen around the body &#8211; and platelets &#8211; which cause blood to clot when the skin is cut.<\/p>\n<p>There are many different types of leukaemia, which are defined according to the immune cells they affect and how the disease progresses.<\/p>\n<p>For all types combined, 9,900 people in the UK were diagnosed with leukaemia in 2015, Cancer Research UK statistics reveal.<\/p>\n<p>And in the US, around 60,300 people were told they had the disease last year, according to the National Cancer Institute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most cases have no obvious cause, with the cancer not being contagious or inherited.<\/p>\n<p>Leukaemia generally becomes more common with age &#8211; the exception being acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which peaks in children.<\/p>\n<p>Other risk factors include being male, exposed to certain chemicals or radiation, and some bone-marrow disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms are generally vague and get worse over time.<\/p>\n<p>These can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiredness<\/li>\n<li>Frequent infections<\/li>\n<li>Sweats<\/li>\n<li>Bruising<\/li>\n<li>Heavy periods, nose bleeds or bleeding gums<\/li>\n<li>Palpitations\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Shortness of breath<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Acute leukaemia &#8211; which progresses rapidly and aggressively &#8211; is often curable via chemo, radiotherapy or a stem cell transplant.<\/p>\n<p>Chronic forms of the disease &#8211; which typically progress slowly &#8211; tend to incurable, however, these patients can often live with the disease.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Source: <\/span><span>Leukaemia Care<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9764349\/Teen-stands-time-told-never-walk-leukaemia-diagnosis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emotional moment \u2018warrior\u2019 teenager stands for first<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":131412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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