THE family of a brave young superhero are raising funds for vital equipment to help him through.

Four-year-old Aaron Wharton was diagnosed with a tumour at the back of his brain earlier this year.

The Leader previously reported how after months of gruelling treatment for the rare and aggressive cancer called Aanaplastic Ependymoma, he started the next journey of his life by starting school.

A heart-warming video showed how the young boy rang the bell at the end of his radiotherapy treatment.

The family is now aiming to raise funds for an adapted buggy to help manage the side effects of his brain tumour and subsequent radiotherapy have left.

Mum Nicola said to the normal eye, Aaron looks like a ‘healthy little boy’, but he struggles with a weakness to the left side of his body which leaves him ‘tired and not wanting to walk a great distance’.

She added that ‘Aaron doesn’t always have the same energy levels as he did before his diagnosis’.

However, an adapted buggy will help provide as normal a life as possible, enjoying walks, trips to the zoo and the beach, that Aaron so loves, and misses.

The aim is to raise £700 from a six-mile walk starting at Aaron’s school at Southdown Primary, to finish at the nursery he attended since the age of six-months old – LittleStars in Deeside.

The walk, which is called Steps for a Superhero, will be taking place on December 6.

Anything raised over this target will be split equally and donated to Clic Sargent and Brain Tumour Research.

Anyone wishing to donate can do so online at https://www.gofundme.com/f/frj5gr-aarons-story?

Nicola told the Leader: "We have had a lot of people who are interested in walking with us so we are all in training at the minute and we are looking forward to it.

"We are hoping to raise as much money for the buggy but anything extra we get we will split between the two charities who have been an amazing support network for us. We want to give something back to them if we can.

"It's just overwhelming that everyone is going through such a hard time with everything going on but everyone is pulling together for Aaron, even strangers who are moved by his story.

"The support from everyone is amazing. It's unbelievable to think people are thinking about us and about Aaron, it's so heart-warming.

"People are interested in his progress it's all been so overwhelming.

"If anyone can donate then please do so, anything no matter how small will make a massive difference.

"We even have people in Scotland who will be doing a virtual walk and people in England will try and do the same, although they can't be there with us on the day, they are with us in spirit."

Aaron’s parents noticed that when he was trying to smile, his face was lopsided, and the left side would remain expressionless whereas his right would try and form a smile.

However, his condition deteriorated, and he became more ill and distressed. After several hospital appointments, the 4-year-old was soon diagnosed with Bells Palsy, but returned to hospital after further ‘dramatic deterioration’.

His mum said he could not walk in a straight line and was ‘stumbling a lot’.

An MRI scan showed a tumour at the back or Aaron’s brain and was referred for surgery at Alder Hey Hospital.

After the 10-hour operation, Aaron unfortunately had further setbacks and the results of the tumour was confirmed as Ependymoma, which is a rare form of cancer.

The young Flintshire boy experienced 'set back after set back' with the family facing many 'tough decisions' and challenges, but continued to remain strong and on July 27 completed his last appointment after six-weeks of treatment at the Christie Hospital in Manchester.