A mother's sacrifice in family hit by cancer curse: She delayed her own treatment to be strong for her son

Melissa Bowmer was prepared for a gruelling programme of treatment when she was told she had cancer.

But just a few weeks later her four-year-old son Llewelyn was diagnosed with cancer too.

Mrs Bowmer then made a sacrifice only a mother could make  -  she delayed her own chemotherapy by six months so she could help her son through his treatment for a rare brain tumour.