Parents of baby with terminal cancer bring their wedding forward

Parents of 18-month-old baby with terminal cancer are bringing forward their WEDDING so he can walk his mother down the aisle

• David Hosie and Lisa Moore, from Glasgow, have learned their son is terminal
• The couple are determined to make memories for Aaron before he passes away
• Infant has suffered from alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma since he was eight weeks
• His parents have decided to bring their wedding forward so he can be there 

The heartbroken parents of a baby with terminal cancer have decided to bring their wedding forward so he can be there on their big day.

David Hosie, 38 and Lisa Moore, 35, from Renfrew, were recently told by specialists that 18-month-old Aaron’s treatment had been unsuccessful and he is now terminal.

The devastating news came after the family spent over a year in and out of hospital with their son for treatment of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (soft tissue sarcoma cancer), which he has been suffering from since he was just eight weeks old.

The family’s focus now is on making the best possible memories with Aaron, so that they can cherish them now and into the future when he is no longer with them. 

Aaron has two older brothers, aged seven and 10, and the family plan to do as many activities and experiences as they can in the coming months.

Making memories: David Hosie and Lisa Moore, from Glasgow, recently learned that their 18-month-old son Aaron (pictured) was terminal as his cancer treatment had not succeeded 

Since finishing his chemotherapy, little Aaron Hosie has started walking (pictured), as the intense treatment had previously prevented him from being able to do so

Lisa plans to have both her father Dennis, 61, and Aaron, who has only just started walking, give her away at the altar.

She said: ‘David and I had talked about marriage, but it was something that was a way off, on the back-burner.

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‘Now doctors have told us Aaron is terminal, we want to bring it forward and create as many special memories as we can with him.

‘The plan is to be married in the next couple of months, so he can be there. I’d like him and my dad to walk me down the aisle.’

As well as chemotherapy, Aaron was put forward for a course of proton beam therapy, spanning 28 sessions, in Jacksonville, Florida.

His application was accepted and, funded by the NHS, the family flew over in October 2017.

Little Aaron has two older brothers, aged seven and 10, and therefore the parents want to do as many family activities and experiences as they can in the coming months, they said

A heartfelt JustGiving page has been set up for Aaron’s parents, who are desperate to make the final months of their time with their poorly son happy and memorable

Rather than using X Rays, as with more common types of radiotherapy, the treatment uses a high energy beam of protons, directing it into cancerous cells and killing them while causing minimal damage to surrounding tissue. 

Arriving back in Glasgow on 15 December 2017, the family were delighted when, a couple of weeks later, a scan showed he was in remission. 

But their elation was short-lived as, in May 2018, another scan detected a spot on another of the nerves in his head.

Soon after, his face began to swell and, in June 2018, it was confirmed that he had relapsed and, tragically, was now terminal.

A heartfelt JustGiving page has now been set up for the couple, who are desperate to make the final months of their time with their poorly son happy and memorable.  

Aaron’s family spent over a year in and out of hospital with their son for treatment of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (soft tissue sarcoma cancer), which he has been suffering from since he was just eight weeks old (pictured with his parents and two brothers)

Aaron’s aunt, Claire Speirs, who set up the JustGiving page, said: ‘As Aaron became ill at such a young age, he has never led a normal life, and has missed out on a number of special moments as a result of spending a lot of time in hospital undergoing treatment. 

‘Since finishing chemotherapy treatment, he has now started walking, as the intense treatment had previously prevented him from being able to do so.

‘David and Lisa have decided that they would like to create a special memory while the whole family is together, by getting married while Aaron is still able to be there. 

‘We think it will be a lovely way for family and close friends to all get together and spend precious time with Aaron while they can.’

Claire hopes that the crowdfunding page will help to raise money for both experiences for the family in the coming months, and toward getting the wedding arranged as soon as possible.

For further information or to donate, visit: justgiving.com/crowdfunding/claire-speirs-1

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