Family left devastated after toddler’s heartbreaking diagnosis: “He was screaming in pain”
A heartbroken mum from the Central Coast of NSW heartbreakingly revealed she never expected her 18-month-old son’s usual afternoon nap to turn into something so sinister.
Sarah Fryc said that when she woke her son, Eden, up, after a long day of playing with his diggers and dinosaurs, he could no longer walk.
“He was screaming in pain. It came out of nowhere,” she told to Essential Baby.
Sarah rushed Eden to her local GP, and what was thought to be a hip infection was revealed to be leukaemia.
The toddler’s parents were shattered, with Sarah saying: "It felt like the world had closed in on me and I couldn't escape.
Little Eden was rushed to the Sydney Children's Hospital that same night, where he would end up spending the next two months full-time, alongside his mum.
Little Eden was rushed to Sydney Children’s Hospital, where he would spend his time for the next two months.
Sarah says it was not only the toddler who suffered, but his big sister Charlotte, and dad Stephen.
"Treatment began straight away," Sarah said.
"And it left him exhausted and often too sick to leave his bed.
"It was really hard to see him stuck in hospital for weeks on end, constantly being poked and prodded. It's bittersweet as I knew he had no choice but to get used to it.
“He is usually such an active and cheeky kid. No one wants to see their kid in pain and stressed."
The family were eventually “torn in two” when Sarah and Eden were forced to relocate to Sydney so he could continue on with his chemotherapy treatment.
However, Sarah and Stephen say their son, who is now three, has made remarkable strides.
"Eden is so resilient,” Sarah admitted.