HE has battled leukaemia.
But now 12-year-old George Jackson is enjoying a normal life once again after gruelling hospital treatment.
After months of absence from Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School, plucky George was able to start at secondary school this autumn and is now enjoying lessons with friends at Holmfirth High School.
His mum Caroline said: “George is really well at the moment. He has regular check-ups and will need lifetime medication, but his hair has grown back and he has been able to take up sport again so he is not as bloated.
“George came out of isolation just in time to enjoy a couple of weeks with his old classmates at primary school and he is really enjoying himself now at high school.”
Rugby fan George was diagnosed with leukaemia in June 2009 after he developed a rash and unexplained bruising on his body.
He has undergone months of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a life-saving bone marrow transplant, using stem cells from a baby’s umbilical chord.
His story has been used to encourage others to donate their bone marrow as part of the national education programme in memory of Examiner journalist Adrian Sudbury, who died of leukaemia aged 27.
Reporter Adrian, who was affectionately known as ‘Sudders’, battled leukaemia for two years and spent his final months campaigning to raise awareness of bone marrow and organ donation.
George’s recovery features in a 20-minute presentation being given to young people aged between 16 and 18 about the importance of being blood, organ and bone marrow donors.
