Dad recalls horror of finding his son 'all floppy' in his cot
24.01.2022 - 12:55
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A dad recalls the horror of finding his son 'all floppy' in his cot after the 19-month-old suffered a stroke in his sleep.
He was found by his mother, Ronnie Kerman, who discovered him unconscious in his cot on February 2, 2018.
She knew something was wrong immediately because she'd normally see the young Ronnie standing at the edge of his bed, waiting to be picked up, Hull Live reports.
But on that morning, Ronnie was laying on his back with the left side of his body 'all floppy'.
Parents Phil and Louise immediately rushed him to Hull Royal Infirmary where a CT scan revealed a black mark on his brain, showing that the toddler suffered a stroke.
The tragic incident makes Ronnie one of Britain's youngest ever stroke victims.
Soon after the scan, the parents were instructed to take the toddler to Leeds General Infirmary for treatment.
Ronnie was then diagnosed with an Optic Pathway Glioman and Beurofibromatosis Type 1 which has resulted in him becoming blind.
He has also since been diagnosed with Moyamoya disease which is caused by a blocked artery in the brain.
The young boy underwent several brain surgeries throughout 2018 and 2019 to treat the cancerous tumour inside his brain.
Initially, he was responding well to treatment, but things started going downhill when he became allergic to his chemotherapy.
The parents were told to prepare for "end of life care" for their then two-year-old son.
Phil said: "When the doctors spoke about palliative care, end of life care, I just couldn't believe it. I was really shocked because Ronnie had been doing so well and we were told the tumour on his brain had shrunk.
"But the tumour had grown a little bit and they said there was nothing else they could do. I just said to the doctor