THE mother of two sons battling cancer at the same time is hoping for good news from doctors today.

The Edwards family was devastated two months ago when Callum, 11, was diagnosed with leukaemia, shortly after their younger son, nine-year-old Shane, was told a brain tumour had returned.

Callum, who goes to the Phoenix Centre in Holme Wood, was being tested for glandular fever in hospital when doctors discovered he was seriously ill.

He was referred to the same ward at Leeds General Infirmary that Shane had been treated on.

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He has now undergone his first round of intensive chemotherapy and is due to start a second round of treatment today.

Mum Tracy vowed to be strong for both boys and her other two sons, Scott, nine, and Kyle, 12.

After undergoing a month of chemotherapy treatment at (LGI) to battle his acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, Callum is currently recovering at the family home in Miles Hill Crescent, Bierley, and due to start a second course of treatment today.

But Mrs Edwards, 33, said she also hoped to get the positive news the family had been waiting for.

She said: "He had his bone marrow tested again last week, so we hope to get the results when we go back in for his next round of chemotherapy. He's done really well with the treatment and all the lumps and bumps in his glands have gone down, so I think the results will show his cancer has gone.

"We've been told that after 28 days of treatment, he should be in remission - so that's what we are hoping for. But he still faces treatment for another three years."

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Mrs Edwards, and her husband, Philip, 51, have been splitting their time between their house and the hospital as Callum was treated at LGI, while Shane was receiving chemotherapy tablets at home.

Mr Edwards has been staying overnight at with Callum, while his Mrs Edwards has been has been giving Shane his tablets.

Shane left doctors baffled last October when a scan showed he no longer had a tumour on his brain - just three months after the family had been told there was no hope.

Shane has now finished what is thought to be his last round of chemotherapy and is to have a check-up scan next week, which Mrs Edwards is positive will also be clear.

She said: "Shane has taken Callum's illness really badly. I think it's fetching some memories back for him. But we are all staying positive and trying to keep things as normal as possible for them."

The family still faces an agonising wait to find out if Scott and Kyle have the cancer gene.