A boy whose fight against cancer touched the nation’s hearts has promised his supporters a “massive party”.
Oscar Saxelby-Lee, six, is cancer-free after undergoing revolutionary treatment.
An astonishing £500,000 was raised by well-wishers to help the leukaemia sufferer.
More than 5,000 people queued to see if they were potential stem-cell donors for him when he was diagnosed.
Another 5,000 people were tested and he underwent a bone marrow transplant last June after a match was found.
In October his mum Olivia Saxelby, 26, and dad Jamie Lee, 28, were devastated when his leukaemia returned.
They raised £500,000 in three weeks – the fastest ever online charity appeal – to pay for life-saving treatment.
Oscar flew to Singapore over Christmas to have CAR-T cell therapy and a second bone marrow transplant.
The therapy involved reprogramming the youngster’s immune system cells, which were used to target the cancer.
In January his delighted parents revealed that Oscar was MRD negative – meaning there is no sign of the disease.
The ecstatic family revealed last month he had been discharged from hospital.
In a touching video posted this week on Facebook, Oscar has said a heartfelt thank you.
Sitting next to his proud mum and dad and wearing his favourite blue-and-white striped T-shirt, he said: “Thank you, when we come home to Worcester we’re going to have a massive party.”
Oscar will stay in Singapore for several months before returning to the UK.
