Article: We thought we'd lose Robert ... but then his brother saved his life; Bone marrow gift gave leukaemia boy second chance.(Features)

It was the worst moment of Val and Bill Simpson's life. They had been worried about bruises on young son Robert's body, but nothing had prepared them for the doctors' diagnosis.

Six-year-old Robert was suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia - and he had only a 40 per cent chance of survival.

But against the odds - and thanks to big brother William - Robert, now 11, looks to have beaten the disease.

The chain of events that began a nine-month nightmare for the family are as clear as ever in the minds of Bill, 43, and 41-year-old Val.

And ...

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