A toddlers crippling stomach pain which was dismissed as trapped wind was later found to be a giant tumour.
Kaleb Staves was suffering from a 2kg cancerous tumour the size of a tennis ball, which was so large it pushed organs out of place.
His parents first noticed something was wrong when the toddler refused to eat and saw his abdomen was blown out and distended.
Mum Susan Moses, 39, from Hull, East Yorkshire, took him to a walk-in centre where a doctor put it down to trapped wind.
Susan wasnt convinced but took the word of the health professional as she didnt know any better.
But the next day was was found covered in blood and taken to A&E for an ultrasound, 48 hours after he first became unwell.
Tests showed Kaleb had stage one Wilms tumour on his right kidney and was rushed to a specialist unit at Leeds General Infirmary.
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Susan, who works in retail, said: I couldnt catch my breath – you hear cancer and think of death, it was absolutely terrifying.
Knowing that your child has cancer, you dont cope, just adapt and power through it to be brave for them – you dont ever fully get over it and feel such turmoil inside.
I was nipping myself and felt like I was in a dream, I didnt think it was real. When reality kicks in its just devastation.
You grieve and then it sinks in what your two-year-old will have to actually fight.
The youngster has endured four cycles of chemotherapy and 18 stays in hospital.
Surgeons described the tumour, removed on July 4, as the biggest they had ever seen.
Dad Karl Staves, 38, who works in manufacturing, said: It took up all the spare space in his stomach cavity which put pressure on all his organs.
The 48 hours from being told it was trapped wind to being a tumour, its a sense of disbelief. In your head, you are already buying the headstone.
Youre talking about a young kid. You feel absolutely useless and put your faith in strangers who then become familiar faces.
Its only been nine weeks but you feel like you are aging in dog years.
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Kaleb faces up to five years of ultrasounds and MRI scans, and couldnt walk when he first came out of hospital because his muscle mass had deteriorated after being bedridden for so long.
But despite all he has been through, Susan said he has still kept a smile on his face.
Kaleb is a little superstar and I dont know where he found his strength of will, as what hes gone through must have been so scary for him, she said.
;He is such a brave boy and we are so glad that he has a good prognosis – he deserves a medal for what he has gone through.
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