Mum's '100-day cough' warning after son, 14, receives devastating diagnosis
A mum has urged other parents 'not to ignore things' after her son's cancer diagnosis. When he first fell ill Caroline Chung thought her 14-year-old son, Liam Jones, had whooping cough, which is known as the '100-day cough' because of how long it takes to recover from it.
But when he began to lose weight Caroline realised he might be suffering from something far more serious. Caroline, from Ellesmere Port, told the Liverpool Echo "Earlier in the year, Liam had a virus which lasted a week or so but he still had a bit of a cough afterwards.
I thought it was just the back end of virus and everyone talking was about the 100-day cough so I didn't think much of it." "However, I started to get concerned when he began getting taller but was losing weight quite gradually.
He also didn't have as much energy; he's sociable but started staying in a lot." READ MORE: 'He had his whole life ahead of him, but a tragic secret and a stupid decision took him away from us' Then around two months ago, Liam showed his mum a lump on his collarbone which hadn't been there before.
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