Mum says 'trust your gut' as she saves son's life after taking him to GP

A mum said she "felt like a crank" for taking her son to the GP when his behaviour changed - but she ended up saving his life.

Daniel Bell was described as a "chilled-out" toddler who was "happy and full of energy". However, his mother, Rosalind Leahy, noticed a significant change in his behaviour when he began getting tired throughout the day.

At the age of three, Daniel began taking frequent afternoon naps and having "unusual" tantrums. His condition seemed to get worse in May 2014 when he woke up vomiting while on holiday. While Rosie began having her suspicions, he otherwise seemed well, the Liverpool Echo reports.

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Rosie said: "It was weird because he didn't have a temperature or anything. I remember seeing a card with brain tumour symptoms and I immediately thought everything tied in, I went to the GP and felt like a crank but she was lovely.

"She thought it could be hay fever as he was rubbing his eyes a lot and told us to come back in a week but he was still ill. The doctor then said it could be a brain tumour so he was sent straight to Ormskirk A&E."

After undergoing tests, a "large mass" was discovered on Daniel's brain - he was quickly blue-lighted to Alder Hey where he underwent surgery immediately. He then underwent another operation the following morning which lasted nine hours.

Meanwhile, Rosie and Colin were warned he could lose his ability to talk. Rosie added: "I remember it being huge, the size of an adult first but he was tiny.

"After his second operation I heard him screaming at the nurses and I could hear he was okay, it was such a