Zac Oliver is battling leukemia and his parents have been trying to reach their target of £500,000 to pay for his treatment.

 

The four-year-old was diagnosed in May and is the only person in the UK with this extremely rare form of the cancer as well as one in six in the world. 

 

The treatment that Zac needs has been licensed for use in the UK, but strict medical criteria means Zac is not eligible.

 

But good news was to come - a mystery donor read about Zac's story and came forward with $130,000. 

 

 

This generous donation now means that the little boy can get treatment in the US that could save his life.

 

Zac's family can now afford to fly him to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for its 17-week CAR T-cell therapy.

 

This will give Zac a 60-80 percent chance of surviving, as opposed to less than 25 percent if he continues with the chemotherapy in the UK.

 

His mother Hannah said she got a phone call telling her "not to worry" and to "pack her bags".

 

 

It was only hours alter that the donation appeared in their bank account.

 

She said, ''it takes a very special type of person to do that. They have given us a massive gift – the gift of life for Zac, hopefully. But so did everybody else who helped us."

 

She continued, ''words just aren't enough for us to express how much we appreciate everyone's help, and the support the donor is offering.''

 

The family will head over to America next month after Zac finishes one more week of chemotherapy.

 

Hannah gushed, ''it's really exciting to know the end is in sight. It means there's a chance Zac could be cured for Christmas."

 

Amazing news - we hope it all works out for Zac and his family. 

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