A SEVEN-year-old’s leukaemia treatment has ended early with much joy.

Oscar Byrne, who attends Ysgol Clawdd Offa, in Prestatyn, rang a specially engraved bell in front of friends and family; the school organised the bell and the bell ringing celebration involving his whole school year.

Mum Bethan Cardy said: “The bell ringing celebration was really nice, it was emotional. He was really excited. He walked down the middle and all his friends clapped. My dad attended (Ted Cardy), Oscar’s dad Josh Byrne, Flynn Byrne (Oscar’s little brother), Sian Cardy (Bethan’s mum) with her partner Mike Preston and nurse Elen Mosley.”

Oscar was first diagnosed with leukaemia in 2018 at the age of four.

The youngster was sent home from school as he became very unwell.

Bethan said: “He had flu like symptoms, was tired and went off his food. They thought at first it was an ear infection. He was diagnosed through A&E at Glan Clwyd Hospital.

Oscar and his Family - Ted Cardy, Josh Byrne, Flynn Byrne, Bethan Cardy, Sian Cardy, Mike Preston, Elen Mosley (nurse). Picture: Harriet Frobisher, a TA at Ysgol Clawdd Offa.

Oscar and his Family - Ted Cardy, Josh Byrne, Flynn Byrne, Bethan Cardy, Sian Cardy, Mike Preston, Elen Mosley (nurse). Pictures: Harriet Frobisher, a TA at Ysgol Clawdd Offa.

“From there it has been back and forth to hospital, four or five times a week to Alder Hey if had been ill, had a temperature, for medicine or for treatment. But in a way it became the new normal.”

After the first lockdown, Oscar returned to school but only for a short period as he caught the chicken pox virus, which because of his very poor immune system made him extremely unwell. Oscar ended up in intensive care at Alder Hey.

However, the remarkable boy continued to fight off the infection and was able to return home after five weeks.

When he came back to school, Oscar told his year three class that he no longer needed treatment. His treatment had to end early due to his illness. Oscar said that because of Covid-19 he wasn’t able to ring the bell at Alder Hey to mark the end of his treatment.

Bethan said: “Oscar and his teacher talked about what had happened and how he was disappointed about not ringing the bell. Mr [Martin] Edwards, headteacher, organised a new school bell and had it engraved. We only found out on the day, it was a surprise.

“Oscar has got it on display on his shelf in his bedroom."

For the bell celebration, pupils from years two to six came out to clap for Oscar as he walked through the path of children at a safe distance.

His year group then celebrated with special cup cakes with bells on donated by his family.