Teen brother of toddler who died from brain cancer last month now fighting for life after being struck by two cars
The 18-year-old brother of a toddler who died just last month from brain cancer is now in critical condition after he was hit by multiple cars while crossing a street close to his home in Ohio. According to father Todd Allen, Andrew 'Drew' Allen was crossing the Springdale Road near his home when he was hit by two vehicles on November 5. Andrew was immediately taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and placed under a medically-induced paralysis. The teen is also reportedly sedated heavily.
The Daily Mail reported that two-year-old Brody Allen, Andrew's little brother who died in October this year from a rare form of brain cancer called Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes (ETMR). The prognosis isn't good for the disease with those diagnosed left with a five-year survival rate that ranges from 0 to 30 per cent.