He’s the little boy who beamed ear to ear after being gifted three books and an enormous chocolate coin from King Charles.
Cute Ellis Edwards, 11, gained the hearts of the nation because the neatly dressed schoolboy proudly informed of how he was very excited to satisfy the 75-year-old monarch as Charles made his return to public-facing duties.
However beneath the grins, just like the King, Ellis is going through his personal cancer battle and has been combating the illness for half of his life.
At present, for a quick second, Ellis and Charles may neglect their well being worries collectively because the little boy charmed Queen Camilla with particulars about his visits to Hamleys and the cinema.
The teen’s mom, Carly, stated the meet outdoors the College School Hospital Macmillan Most cancers Centre in London – the place inside he’s receiving radiotherapy therapy – was a ‘good distraction’ for him.
Cute Ellis Edwards, 11, gained the hearts of the nation because the neatly dressed schoolboy obtained three books and an enormous chocolate coin from King Charles
However beneath the grins, just like the King, Ellis is going through his personal most cancers battle and has been combating the illness for half of his life (Ellis chats with Queen Camilla outdoors the College School Hospital Macmillan Most cancers Centre in London)
The boy from Southampton greeted the King and Queen along with his mom and gave them flowers.
Ellis was given Swallows And Amazons by Arthur Ransome, The Man Who Planted Bushes by Jean Giono and My Household And Different Animals by Gerald Durrell.
He later stated: ‘I used to be telling her [Camilla] about my therapy and my journey to Leicester Sq., going to Hamleys and the cinemas. It was very thrilling assembly them.’
Carly added: ‘It is a very nice distraction this. I am actually pleased with him, he is actually courageous and a celebrity so it is nice he can do one thing good. He deserves it.’
5 years earlier, Ellis was identified aged 5 with a uncommon childhood most cancers referred to as neuroblastoma, inflicting a cancerous tumour which crushed his left lung.
The ache was so excruciating it was too painful for him to eat. By the point he was identified with stage 4 most cancers his weight had plummeted and he ‘regarded like a skeleton’.
He underwent life-or-death surgical procedure at Southampton Common hospital to take away the tumour.
Carly informed The Mirror in 2019 medical doctors informed her and his father Andrew to say their goodbyes beforehand in case he did not pull by way of.
Ellis image in 2020. He was identified aged 5 with a uncommon childhood most cancers referred to as neuroblastoma
The cancerous tumour crushed his lung and the ache was so excruciating little Ellis couldn’t eat, inflicting his weight to plummet
By Christmas 2019 he had spent a month in isolation and was present process his ninth gruelling spherical of chemotherapy
His probabilities of survival had been simply 50-50 with little boy not capable of speak or open his eyes.
Mother and father Carly and Andrew lived in Bournemouth on the time and had been making an hour lengthy journey simply to see their brave son in hospital.
By Christmas 2019 he had spent a month in isolation and was present process his ninth gruelling spherical of chemotherapy.
In 2020, MailOnline reported on how Ellis visited his GP 11 times earlier than he was discovered to have what medical doctors described as the most important tumour they’d ever seen.
It was missed on successive journeys to the physician when Carly and Andrew observed the teen was missing power and reducing weight.
He was finally identified in March 2019, aged simply 5, by which level he was a ‘skeleton’.
The most cancers had unfold down his total left aspect from his shoulder blade right down to his stomach.
The intensive therapy Ellis underwent decreased his most cancers by 85 per cent.
Carly stated in 2020: ‘We did not realise it had been so many appointments till we tallied it up they usually settle for they did make some errors.
‘Having stated that the care they’ve given has been wonderful usually and we may by no means thank them sufficient.’
Ellis (entrance proper) pictured along with his brother William and fogeys Carly and Andrew
It comes because the King bravely met most cancers sufferers on the primary public engagement since his personal prognosis simply hours earlier than he went for therapy himself.
Charles, 75, stated it was a ‘little bit of a shock’ to have been given a cancer diagnosis, however stated he wasn’t doing ‘too unhealthy’.
Requested how he was, by a affected person present process chemotherapy, the King replied: ‘Not too unhealthy. It is all the time a little bit of a shock, is not it, once they inform you?’
Throughout the go to with Camilla, he was requested repeatedly how he was feeling, telling somebody: ‘I am alright thanks very a lot, not too unhealthy.’
Ending his dialog with a affected person who will likely be persevering with her personal therapy later, he stated: ‘I do know the sensation.’
