

He had more hospital stays than anticipated this time. Chemotherapy started very quickly after the operation and was very tough for Callum. "He had developed Bell's palsy on the right side of his face and this affected his ability to swallow and speak. He took a few days to come back around again after the operation and it left him incredibly weak.

The hospital acted to quickly, his surgery was scheduled for the next morning and plans were starting to be put in place," Callums' parents Graham and Andrene said.

Read more: Belfast family's tribute to loving brother killed in crashĭuring a routine scan in June 2022 another tumour was discovered, this time it was in a different place of the brain, the brain stem. His neurosurgeon, Dr Mano, was able to remove the tumour and Callum stared his chemotherapy treatment at the beginning of June.Įven though Callum was barely two months old his family say he took everything in his stride. The family of a young child who died after a brave battle with cancer, has hailed a local sports team for its support.Ĭallum Rennie, from Larne, was born on Apand just four weeks later he was diagnosed with an ATRT brain tumour.
