HENSALL – “Harvey is a wild child — always has been.”

That’s how Hannah Cann of Hensall describes her son, Harvey, who, despite receiving a leukemia diagnosis, continues to live up to that “Hurricane Harvey” nickname.

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“He just comes in like a hurricane,” Cann said.

Harvey, who just celebrated his fifth birthday, was diagnosed with leukemia after a high fever and leg pain led to a visit to the emergency room. After that first hospital visit, Cann said Harvey received his first chemotherapy treatment within a day.

“That cliché where you feel like a bucket of ice was just dumped on you, that was the feeling,” said Cann. “As a parent, you’re going about your day — I worked that day — and we came home and took him to emergency. You’re living your normal life, and you get

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