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Best wishes to little Alex. I shall be showing this thread to my son later. He's 12, and luckily wears a cycle helmet, but he's recently started taking the helmet off in front of his mates, and doing stunts on his bike. Needless to say, Bob and I are worried in case he has an accident. As has already been said, this accident appears to be a blessing in disguise, at the discovery of a tumour. Poor kid, I hope he makes a full recovery. x

God lord - I do hope the poor boy is recovering!! Big pink positive thoughts being sent his way! xx

Missed this the first time round...sorry Jules! Hope he is Ok...as Petunia says the accident was a blessing in disguise if he had a tumour...let us know if you hear more. Jacquie xxxx

If the story about the tumour is correct, then this accident was a blessing in disguise, as is often the case. Do hope the lad makes a full recovery.

Oh poor little lad. I do hope he makes a full recovery, bless him. Jan xx

Hi Heather... Thought the phantom nudger was at work....!! Sorry, yeah, he spent a long while in intensive care & slowly regained his speech...at the moment, he is still paralysed down one side but Dr's are hoping it's a trapped nerve??...Im not sure if he is still in hospital or recovering at home. I think Im right in believing that when they operated to relieve the pressure around the brain they discovered he had a tumor....this itself has prolonged his recovery..... Thats all I know so far........ Julie :)

Have you heard any more news yet Jules. Hope little Alex is doing well. Heather

glad hes making response to parents hope little alex is up and about quick

Thanks for the update Jules, at least there is some improvement, bless him.

*UPDATE* Have heard that Alex is doing ok...is still semi conscious but responding to his family by squeezing their hand as they speak to him... Get well soon Alex...Love & Hugs Julie xx

Denise....Elizabeth....Boys will be boys. Glad both your storys had a positive outcome. Still not heard anymore about little Alex...will update as soon as I do. xx

Poor wee man...his parents must be in a right state.I'm not religious but will say a prayer for his recovery.My own son was hit by joyriders a number of years ago.He was coming out of the sweet shop when this car ploughed into him.To make matters worse,the driver jumped out and pulled him over to the side of the road.Only for the quick thinking of people who witnessed it,they stopped driver from taking taking off again!! My son,who was 5, was in the intensive care unit for a week. I do believe the prayers and thoughts from well wishers helped.So lots of good thoughts going out to this poor wee boy. Hop-a-long.

This is obviously the latest craze my son is 11 and one of his friends yesterday was one of 3 boys lying below the ramp got nervous and went to change his mind and his other friend on the bike couldn't stop in time fortunately he was released from hospital with cuts to his face and slight concussion. My sons bike needs a repair done on it but I'm now wondering if I should bother even though his really sensible for his age, he had also layed on the floor a couple of times he has told me.Hopefully they have learnt a lesson from this. D. Hope little Alex is o.k.

I do hope both these lads come through ok and make a full recovery. Do we hazard a guess that they wore no safety helmets? When my son was small he always wore a cycle helmet as they were just becoming available, but unfortunately they still haven't become law, and until they do, we will always see children and young people especially injured and sometimes worse, from taking a chance. Have to say my son doesn't always wear his now, but he is an adult and has to take his own decisions. Children don't know enough to take that risk.

Alex Thinking of you sweetheart, you get better soon! love n hugs Donna xx (also think of you Jules) x

Oh Jean...poor boy, he's been through enough. Bet you were all in a state....sounds a little fighter tho...I bet he'll have great pleasure in showing off his 'baddies'.....glad he's ok. Hope Alex is a tough cookie too.

Oh poor little mite sending positive thoughts

Thinking about you Alex, hope your better soon :)) HC

Shall be thinking of the poor boy and his family and hope he makes a quick and full recovery. Jenny xx

Sending positive thoughts to Alex. It's so sad that school holidays often mean busier hospital A&E departments. Hope he will be OK.