direct to your inboxA mum has spoken of her pride for her 10-year-old son battling leukaemia.Hughie Higginson was diagnosed with the blood cancer last year and is being treated at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.He is an outpatient on the hospital’s Ward 84 Oncology and Haematology Unit, having been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on September 23, 2020.His mum Katy said: “Our world was turned upside down when Hughie got his diagnosis. "But ever since he has been incredibly brave and has faced it head on without any moaning. “He’s had so many blood tests, scans and trips to theatre but he is always smiling and entertaining the staff on Ward 84. "He’s particularly proud of his Donald Duck impression so all the staff call him.