AFTER thousands of pounds was raised, a five-year-old boy from Bramley has undergone the first phase of a potentially life-changing treatment.

As previously reported in The Gazette, Oliver Warner was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma – a type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue - in 2016, just before his third birthday, after falling ill at the end of 2015.

After an appeal from the Warner Family, of Farriers Close, the community rallied round and on January 18 it was announced that the campaign passed the £203,000 target needed to send Oliver to Barcelona to undergo experimental antibody treatment.

On January 21, the Bramley C of E Primary School pupil underwent his first round of treatment, which aims to eliminate any traces of the cancer.

Posting on Facebook, Oliver’s mother Jo Warner said: “The antibody will be infused over 30 minutes and though it varies from child to child, we’ve been told to expect Oliver to be in excruciating pain during that time.”

She added: “He did experience some pain, though it was manageable with morphine and so far hasn’t had any other side effects, though they could be delayed so we’ll have to wait and see.

“Oliver got very upset when the antibody first went on, mostly because he wanted a biscuit and wasn’t allowed one until the infusion had finished.”

The Warner family are now back in the UK, awaiting a return to the Catalonian city for Oliver to undergo the next round of treatment.

Even though the £203,000 target has been passed, the family are still looking to raise as much money as possible.

Now, the Warners are raising money to get Oliver to America, once his antibody treatment is finished, to help potentially develop a vaccination for neuroblastoma.

To help the family, text donate OLWA99 with amount £1-£10 to 70070 or visit solvingkidscancer.org.uk/campaigns/oliver-warner.