Battling Cameron Angus back home at last
Oct 21 2010 by Helen Rae, The Journal
A BOY who has been battling a life-threatening brain tumour has returned to his family and friends after a gruelling bout of hospital treatment.
Nine-year-old Cameron Angus is lucky to be alive after a routine eye test revealed an aggressive cancer growing inside him.
Cameron was taken by his father, James, to see an optician after the youngster complained of blurred vision and dizziness.
It was then that optician Andrew Keyes became a life-saver when he spotted swelling behind the schoolboy’s eyes, and Cameron, of Gosforth, Newcastle, was rushed to hospital for tests.
But after the end of 15 months of gruelling treatment, including weeks of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, he is back home and enjoying spending time with his friends at West Jesmond Primary School, Newcastle.
Father-of-two James, 43, an estate agent, said: “It has been a very tough time for Cameron but it amazes me every day when I look at him and see how well he’s coped with everything. I can’t believe how well he’s doing after all he’s been through.
“He loves being back at school with his friends and in the last couple of weeks has been laughing a lot more. We were extremely lucky that Cameron’s brain tumour was picked up when it was.
