Baby Joshua and brave mum take to airwaves

Amy told listeners about the family's ordeal since Joshua was diagnosed a rare childhood cancer known as neuroblastoma on Christmas Eve last year, and his recent trip to the United States where he underwent the first round of antibody treatment.

Mrs Deller, 29, was described as "A brick," by Mr Jones, the chairman of Radio Wey, who added: "I just hope things keep going well, Joshua gets his treatment, and next year he is back here with us again."

and after the show Amy spoke in detail to The Herald about the antibody therapy that will reduce the risk of relapse and improve Joshua's chances of survival from 20 per cent to 50 per cent.

"We had no choice but to go to America. It has been very stressful," she said. "He is a little fighter, since we've been out of hospital he's really blossomed, he's doing things that all little boys his age are doing.

"Although we can't tell if there has been an improvement in his health, if he doesn't relapse the treatment will have worked, if he does relapse there is no cure."

Ironically the £100,000 treatment will be available on the NHS from next year, and Amy said: "The national health is funding a similar treatment next year, but we need it now."

Having had the first in a series of eight sessions of the antibody therapy Joshua was home for just a few weeks before the family flew out again on Saturday for the next round of treatment.

Despite the psychical toll of travelling thousands of miles with a baby and the financial stress of having to fund-raise hundreds of thousand of pounds by March next year, the emotional turmoil has been a terrible strain on both Amy and dad Stephen Deller, 37, who live in Knaphill Woking.

Amy said: "One of the side effects from the treatment is intense pain, the medication stimulates the nervous system. Eight to 10 minutes after the infusion he was in terrible pain, which they can't control, it was very distressing, my husband and I both cried. Even though you are told about the effects nothing prepares you for that."

The Deller's still have to raise £200,000 to pay for the medical treatment that could save his life. To donate please visit www.justgiving.com/joshua-appeal

For more details join the facebook group The Joshua Deller Appeal - Help Me Beat Neuroblastoma Cancer