A family have spoken of their devastation after their three-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Dominic and Victoria waited 18 years to have children when Arthur arrived, and then his sister, two years later, the pair thought their family was complete.
But everything changed when their 'beautiful, smart, and funny' little boy started getting tummy troubles aged three.
"It all started with constipation," his grandmother, Sharon Currie, from Blackley said.
"He was going to the doctors for months and months with constipation."
Tragically, however, doctors deduced Arthur wasn't suffering from constipation but a rare form of cancer.
On October 16, 2020, Arthur was diagnosed with stage four clear cell sarcoma of the kidney.
It's a rare cancer and one which Arthur's doctor had only come across once before.
"It took them a few weeks to figure out which cancer it was," Sharon told the Manchester Evening News.
"It started off with his kidney, and now it's in nearly every bone in his body."
Arthur has been going through chemotherapy and radiotherapy and has been in and out of hospital ever since he was diagnosed.
He's been out of school too, over fears of exposing him to coronavirus and other infections, but was able to celebrate his fifth birthday with all of his favourite superheroes last week which his family say he 'absolutely loved'.
"It's almost like I'm talking about someone else but it's my grandson and I'm just heartbroken," Sharon said.
She said that now, it's just 'a waiting game' to see if any of the treatments will work, after Arthur had a relapse at the beginning of the month.
Sharon is calling out for 'someone somewhere' to help her grandson.
"There's lots of research going on into children's cancers but there's not for this one.
"We need some sort of trial for this one to give him a life."
She said that Arthur's doctor is meeting up with other medical professionals across the country to discuss possible
Arthur, who lives with his family in Bacup, in Rossendale, Lancashire, has had a tough time whenever he's been in hospital.
Sharon said that because of the pandemic he's been unable to get the usual entertainment that's put on for sick kids.
"It's just really, really difficult," she said.
"He looks fit and healthy but he's not.
"He looks a bit pale. But looking at him you wouldn't think he's got this illness."
To donate to the fundraiser Sharon has set up, to create 'amazing memories for Arthur and his family', click here.
