Lewis Wright from Southport pictured when he received a surprise phone call from Ronan Keating

This was the amazing moment when pop star Ronan Keating made a surprise phone call to a brave Southport boy who’s undergoing treatment for leukaemia. 

The Boyzone star called 12-year-old Lewis Wright after being wowed by a video of him singing. 

Lewis, a pupil at Birkdale High School in Southport, was diagnosed with leukaemia, a form of blood cancer, in July. 

He is currently undergoing his second gruelling round of chemotherapy at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool. 

But despite everything life has thrown at Lewis this year, he is well known for his love of life, his love of music and his amazing positivity. 

His proud Mum, Kayleigh Sherran, said: “OMG – when you’re casually sat outside the hospital, your phone rings and its Ronan Keating wanting to speak to Lewis and tell him how amazing his singing video is and how proud he is of him and the way he’s dealing with his treatment! 

“What a truly lovely guy he is. Lewis was so overwhelmed.” 

 

Posted by Kayleigh Sherran on Thursday, 17 September 2020

It was a secret which Kayleigh tried hard to keep. 

The call was arranged by Southport good Samaritan Sheryl Flint who wanted to help cheer Lewis up. 

Kayleigh said: “We knew Ronan Keating was going to call but didn’t know when. Sheryl Flint organised it through Twitter, posting about Lewis’ journey with a video of him singing.

“I couldn’t believe it when Ronan Keating actually rang! 

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“He asked to speak to Lewis straight away, asking how he was, saying how he had seen his video of him singing and he thought it was brilliant.

“He then told him how brave he was and to carry on using music to help him get through his treatment.

“He also spoke about how he is currently working on The One Show but he would like to do a duet with Lewis via a Zoom call in the future.

“It was an unreal experience that Lewis will never forget. He was so overwhelmed!”

Lewis’ Aunty, Louise McHugh, is incredibly proud of his courage. 

She said: “We all keep saying to Lewis – ‘keep going – you are the strongest kid we know’.

“Lewis is still smiling, still singing and he is still Mr Positive!”

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