Nigel Burton's son, Jack, was diagnosed with bone cancer shortly before his 18th birthday in 2023.
Doctors told the family that Jack needed a massive operation to remove the bone in his lower left leg and replace it with a donor bone.
Then he faced many months of gruelling chemotherapy in hospital.
Through it all, Jack and his family had the support of a specialist cancer nurse funded by the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The charity was started in 1990 to provide specialist care and support for young people with cancer. It is there for anyone diagnosed with cancer aged 13-24, and their loved ones too.
The Trust funds specialist nurses, youth workers and hospital units within the NHS, so young people with cancer get the sensitive, individual care and support they need at a unique and critical life stage.
Jack and his dad on Christmas Day - they were allowed to go home for a few hours
Nigel explained: "As a parent there can be few things more frightening than to be told your child has cancer.
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