Brain tumour found after Cardiff boy, 4, visits opticians

Rome’s six-hour-long surgery saw part of the tumour removed due to where it was positioned.

“On the day of the operation, I paced the whole house. It was agonising. When he came out of theatre and we were told the operation was a success, it was such as relief,” Mr Hill said.

“The main thing that we wanted was to get our boy back home. He has been so brave throughout everything he has gone through,” he added.

The family were told that the tumour was called a low-grade glioma and was non-cancerous. Rome will now undergo chemotherapy to shrink the remaining part of the tumour.

He will also have tests to determine whether the shrinking of the tumour will mean that the vision in his right eye improves over time.

Mr Hill said: “We were over the moon to find out it was benign. It has all gone in so quick and everything is still so raw.

“But we wanted to raise awareness of our story and the great work that the team in Noah’s Ark do.”

Mr Hill has now set up a fundraising page and challenged himself to run 10k to raise money for Noah’s Ark.

“It’s a 10k for 10k. We want to raise as much money as we can for the team as a thank you taking care of our boy,”

“We also want to show our appreciation to the doctors, nurses and all healthcare professionals on the ward,” he said.