A devastated dad has told of his horror after their baby's 'projectile vomiting' turned to a horror cancer diagnosis.
Little Olivia-Grace Corcoran was diagnosed with the rarest form of leukaemia at just four months old and has been undergoing hospital treatment since March.
Heartbroken dad Jordan, 22 said Olivia still always had a happy smile despite the horrendous condition.
Mum Chloe Kirk, 20, and her plumber Jordan, 22, are now hoping the tot will undergo a stem cell transplant early next month, June, if she's well enough.
Jordan, from Dormanstown, North Yorkshire, said there were no outward signs anything was wrong with Olivia-Grace at
first
She started to vomit a lot and could not keep her milk down so the family took her to see their GP.
They were referred to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and Olivia-Grace was admitted on the evening of March 18.
By the next morning, Chloe and Jordan were dealing with the devastating news she had leukaemia.
He said: "We didn't necessarily think anything was wrong even up to the few days before her diagnosis.
"She was throwing up her bottles and you think 'that happens from time to time with babies.'
"We took her to the doctors and the next day, she projectile vomited again. They sent us to James Cook - we went in on the evening of March 18 and in the early hours of March 19, her blood results came back and that's when they told us the news.
"It was a massive shock. She was only four months old - she was born on November 19 and the diagnosis was made on March 19."
Olivia-Grace was sent to the RVI for chemotherapy and steroid treatment.
After eight weeks in hospital, she was allowed home for a few days and is now back and forth to the day unit for treatment.
"She's doing ok at the moment, he says, and all being well with her blood results, is due to have a stem cell transplant shortly.
"She has never stopped smiling through it all, even going through chemotherapy, she's always smiling," said Jordan.
"She truly is amazing."
A fundraising drive for the family has brought in more than £5,000.
You can find the GoFundMe page here,
www.gofundme.com/f/olivagraces-leukaemia-appeal
