Boy, four, rushed to hospital after he comes home nursery with temperature

Boy, four, rushed to hospital after he comes home nursery with temperatureAlfie Phillips, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was diagnosed with leukaemia, cancer of the white blood cells, and now faces at least one month in hospital for intensive chemotherapyNewsBradley Jolly Overnight News Editor23:53, 22 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesAlfie Phillips was diagnosed with leukaemia(Image: Stacey Dunne / SWNS)A mum's world was "turned upside down" after her four-year-old son was diagnosed with leukaemia.‌Alfie Phillips came home from nursery with a high temperature, which quickly developed into a fever as he became lethargic. When he suffered a rash, his mum Stacey Dunne rang 111 for advice and took the youngster to A&E where medics carried out tests.‌Alfie was transferred the next morning to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, where a diagnosis of B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia was confirmed. Stacey, 34, said: "People should understand how in the space of a few hours a family's world can be turned upside down."‌The little boy, who is from Bolton, Greater Manchester, now faces at least one month in hospital for intensive chemotherapy. Once discharged, he will still need to return to hospital several times a week.READ MORE: 'We knew something wasn't right - heartbreakingly, flu was deadly cancer'READ MORE: Emotional moment little boy feels hair in the wind after losing it all to cancer4View 4 ImagesAlfie is described as 'the sweetest boy'(Image: Stacey Dunne / SWNS)4View 4 ImagesThe youngster continues to receive treatment(Image: Stacey Dunne / SWNS)‌B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, which is most common in children and young people, typically causes the sufferer to feel tired and weak, have a swollen tummy and bleed or bruise easily with no reason.Stacey said she thought her son had a routine "nursery bug" when Alfie displayed his first symptoms. She said: "It was just a mild temperature and...