A YORK boy who has undergone treatment for cancer has returned to school and is “feeling great”.

Ryan Miller, of Acomb, was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma after a lump the size of a small orange developed on his neck.

The 14-year-old underwent bouts of chemotherapy at Leeds General Infirmary, and this summer also suffered from potentially-fatal sepsis and the bacterial infection c-diff.

However, following further treatment, Ryan returned to York High School last week for the first time in months.

Ryan’s mum Katie said the family “can’t wait for the end of treatment meeting”, which will take place later this month, and “hopefully that’s it”.

She said: “If it will come back, it’s very unlikely, but it will be between three and seven months. We have to go back each month for check-ups and it’s just a case of building him back up.

“Ryan went back to school for two days but it was a bit much, so he had two days off and went back on Friday. York High School have been absolutely fantastic.”

Ryan is not currently on any medication, and the c-diff and sepsis have both been beaten. Even his most recent bouts of chemotherapy have been less traumatic.

Katie said: “He’s had his last two lots of chemo. The first one made him a bit poorly, but he had no infections or temperatures at all - unlike every previous chemo - which is really good.

“He’s feeling great. He always - even when he’s been going through chemo - just kicks on with it, he doesn’t moan about it. He’s still going through slow progress, but he can do anything, he just gets tired and he’s still got to keep an eye out for temperatures and things like that.”

Ryan is wearing a baseball cap with his school uniform, but Katie said his hair is now growing back.

She said they were pleased to see it, although his hair was now “growing back a bit blonder”, which was “a bit strange”.

Ryan’s improving health has also been a relief for his brothers Jake, 17, and Rocco, nine, who Katie said “love having him back in the mix”.

Katie, a florist, said: “It’s a big relief. We appreciate life a lot more, having gone through that and I’m back at work, which is good.

“I was panicking but people are coming straight back to me for flowers and now I can be back for the other kids as well.”

Katie said Ryan’s friends at school had been hugely supportive throughout his treatment, which everyone was grateful for.

She said: “His best friends have been at the hospital to see him all the time and they did a run on Knavesmire for him with Team Ryan t-shirts on and he went to watch them doing that.

“He was really worried about missing schoolwork because school is quite important to him so he’s glad to get back.

“He’s got a lot of friends and a lot of them came to see him at hospital and he’s started to go out a bit to see them all. He’s got good friends.”