Despite all the trauma of treatments including chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, Melody remains a smiley happy baby. (Cancer Support UK via SWNS) By Talker

By Filipa Gaspar

A family was devastated after a baby's "ordinary cold" turned out to be a rare blood cancer .

Four-month-old Melody developed what seemed like a cold in April.

But when her breathing became labored and she struggled to feed, her parents, Rachel-Elizabeth Hewitt and Kevin Aggett, rushed her to the hospital.

Within hours, doctors revealed that Melody had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) - a rare and fast-developing blood cancer.

She was immediately transferred to paediatric intensive care in Southampton, where she began emergency treatment, including chemotherapy, blood and platelet transfusions.

Later, s

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