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A Coast dad is determined to stay strong for his 13-year-old son who said he didn't think he could endure chemotherapy after a shock cancer diagnosis.
Chris Ralph thought his son Preston was suffering from appendicitis when he rushed him to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with excruciating stomach pains on January 31.
After doctors found lesions on Preston's liver, he was transferred to Queensland Children's Hospital's Intensive Care Unit before being officially diagnosed with B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma on February 2.
Mr Ralph said he was shocked to hear the Year 8 Coolum State High School student had cancer in his kidneys, spleen and stomach.