JOSH Hartley is fighting back. The 12-year-old has been taking special drugs after he faced a fresh battle following his lifesaving bone marrow transplant.
Latest reports from London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, where the Romsey School boy is recovering in an isolation unit, say his temperatures have stopped spiking and the sickness is easing.
As reported in the Daily Echo yesterday, Joshua, who suffers from one of the world's rarest genetic disorders called X-linked lympho-proliferative disease (XLP), has developed graft versus host disease.
It means the bone marrow transplant designed to save him had actually started attacking his body.
But his mother Allison said: "In the last two days his temperatures have stopped spiking. It's slightly more controlled. He's still sleeping a lot but is coping well."
The family's Romsey church has launched a round-the-clock prayer marathon while Joshua faces this latest challenge - and are urging us to: "Keep praying for little Joshua."
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