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Terminally ill boy, 5, stuns doctors by surviving… and holding his own art exhibition
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 1:50 PM on 2nd July 2010
A terminally ill boy who was not expected to live past six-months-old, has stunned doctors by surviving and holding his own art exhibition.
Leo Haines, aged five, was born with cerebral palsy and a terminal condition affecting his lungs and heart.
Doctors told his mother Marianna Haines, 26, that little Leo would die in his first year. But his fighting spirit saw him through and after spending his first brithday in hospital, Leo was able to move home.
The talented young artist, from Taunton Somerset, began painting alongside his grandmother Marianna Thomas, who quickly recognised his talent.
Leo now has 40 unique works, reminiscent of the American abstract artist Jackson Pollock, featuring in their very own art exhibition where they are being sold for charity….Continue Reading
