A ten-year-old boy battling leukaemia has called his best friend 'amazing' after committing to running 100km before Christmas to raise money for the hospital he's being treated in.
Freddie Xavi, nine, from Lancashire has so far raised over £30,000 for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital where Hughie Higginson is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in September.
The schoolboy began running 2km a day to raise cash for the hospital in November, and has smashed his initial fundraising target of £1,000.
Appearing on This Morning today, Hughie hailed his best pal as 'amazing' and said he 'couldn't thank him any more', while Freddie told how he wanted to support his friend who is currently undergoing chemotherapy.