THOUSANDS of pounds has been raised in 24 hours for York schoolboy Oscar Hughes after he suffered a sudden relapse in his recovery from a brain tumour.
An MRI scan has shown that Oscar, nine, from Dunnington, has cancer cells all over his brain and spine, and there is no known cure for the condition.
Now friends have launched a campaign to raise £150,000 to fund a possible journey abroad to take part in promising research and clinical trials.
And his parents Marie and Ian have been astonished by the immediate reaction of well-wishers from across York and elsewhere, who had donated more than £4,000 by yesterday lunchtime – just a day after the fundraising drive was launched.
