FINLEY Ellis-Hall and his sister Poppy – whose bone marrow donation may prevent him developing leukaemia – are back home together after weeks of treatment induced separation.

Parents Mark and Karen are now waiting until the end of July, when they and doctors treating their four-year- old son will have a better measure of the transplant’s success.

Finley, from Llanmartin, spent almost two months in isolation at Bristol Children’s Hospital as a result of the transplant and chemotherapy beforehand.

And while 19-month-old Poppy bounced back from her donation inside a couple of days and only requires an iron supplement to restore her blood’s haemoglobin levels, life has been tougher for her brother.

“Finley’s had quite a rough time, with the chemo and all the problems that brought on, and with the isolation,”

said Mr Ellis-Hall.

“It’s been a shocking experience to see him so ill for so long.”

His problems began in late 2007, when he developed neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that caused tumours in different parts of his body, robbing him of his sight.

Treatment for that cancer affected chromosomes in his bone marrow in such a way that he would develop leukaemia.

His parents want to take him abroad for pioneering but expensive stem cell treatment to try to restore his sight. Argus readers helped raise more than £100,000 for pioneering treatment to try to restore his sight, which is on hold while he battes the leukaemia threat.

It is now 62 days since Finley’s transplant. After 100 days, those involved in his care hope to have stopped anti-rejection medication.

“We’re just trying to stay positive,” said Mrs Ellis-Hall.

“Finley and Poppy were apart for a long time and they’re happy to back together again.”