Boy whose pain was put down to 'screen time' now has months to live

When Ronnie Hood was finally examined, doctors found a tumour growing on his brain stem near the top of his spineA schoolboy who was allegedly told by a GP that his muscle pain was caused by "too much screen time" has been given months to live after doctors discovered incurable brain cancer. Year Six pupil Ronnie Hood had been experiencing unbearable neck pain for a year, but his family claim a GP simply ordered physio - saying the issue was due to the gamer "playing on his phone too much". But Ronnie, 11, was given just nine months to live in March after doctors discovered he had a diffuse midline glioma. His diagnosis came after his symptoms failed to improve and physio exercises left him "crying in pain". Ronnie's parents Vicky, 50, and Nick, 58, pushed for an MRI scan. Ronnie was finally examined in February. The results discovered a tumour growing "like an octopus" on his brain stem near the top of his spine. Nick said that finding out his little boy had brain cancer was like "bei...