The latest in Lewis' life
We'll be using this page to bring you up-to-date news about Lewis, such as hospital appointments and test results. This is the place to be if you want to stay abreast of the latest developments.
10th March 2006
A meeting at Alder Hey Hospital, this time with Drs Chandna and Chen, who took photos and video footage of Lewis' eye. They opted not to proceed with any corrective surgery until a decision was reached about the brain tumour.
14th March 2006
A difficult meeting with neurosurgeon Mr Mallucci, and Drs Pizer and Thorpe, to discuss the results of Lewis' scan. It emerged that the tumour has grown 4mm since the last scan. This means that the planned surgery is not an option - at least for now, as the position of the tumour (around the carotid artery, the main source of blood to Lewis' brain) would make this very risky.
23rd May 2006
Eye specialist Dr Chandna has confirmed that Lewis will be heading into hospital later this year (dates to be confirmed) for two cosmetic operations on his eye. They'll boost his confidence, enabling him to socialise more comfortably with kids and adults alike.
1st February 2007
Tests on the 15th January revealed some new growths which are just starting to develop. There's a dot on Lewis' left hearing nerve, a 2mm growth on his right hearing nerve, and a dot on his spine. The growths on his hearing nerves mean that his hearing will start to be affected in the near future. However, there's no way of knowing when this will happen, so it's being monitored.
November 2007
It has been confirmed that Lewis now has seven tumours: one on his brain, one on each hearing nerve, one on each side of his spine, near his neck, one in the centre of his spine, and one at the bottom of his spine. There is a possibility of surgery on this, as it is already 7mm in size and was not even visible on scans in the summer).
Lewis has lost the use of the index finger and thumb on his left hand. More recently, the muscles in his right foot have begun to fail, and he stumbles now more than ever. This is irreversible damage due to the NF2 disease.
Lewis' mum Joanne has recently been contacted by an old friend called James Hogg. He works for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Lewis is now, thanks for James, on the homepage of their website: click here to visit it.
Thanks to James and Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the trip to Humlegaarden in Denmark seems to be getting ever closer for alternative tumour treatment.
