When little Lily Jha's behaviour changed a few months ago, parents Vineet and Jing put it down to being in the midst of lockdown.
The usually bright and bubbly seven-year-old was becoming irritable and frustrated. Then the schoolgirl from Gosforth in Newcastle started to become clumsy, regularly spilling drinks.
And when she struggled to walk one day in the park her family rushed her straight to A&E. And not long after the couple were shocked to be told what was really affecting their daughter, report ChronicleLive.
On July 25 they were devastated to learn she had a rare form of brain cancer called DIPG - one of the most aggressive, difficult-to-treat brain tumours and the leading cause of brain tumour deaths in children.
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