A FOOTBALL-mad teenager who was diagnosed with cancer after complaining of the sore arm has been given the all clear.

As a thank you, Jack Joys family have raised more than £1,200 for Christies Hospital in Manchester where he was treated.

Jack, 16, felt an ache in his arm after helping his dad with some work this time last year.

Jack's parents, Emma Joy and Daniel Hoofe, of Wepre, took him to Wrexham Maelor on July 11 to be checked out where their "worst nightmare" became a reality when he was diagnosed four days later.

In the months after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, Jack has travelled to and from the Christie Hospital in Manchester - sometimes daily - to undergo gruelling bouts of treatment.

But the treatment had come to an end after Jack underwent an operation to remove his scapula bone where the cancer originated.

Emma said: "Jack has had his operation and has had the all clear - the tumour was 98 per cent dead when they removed it."

The family wanted to do something to support the medical staff who have helped Jack.

They held a charity night at Connah's Quay Cricket Club on Saturday, July 17.

Emma added: "Thank you so much to everyone that has donated and brought raffle tickets last night. I raised £550, which I didn’t think I would do.

"I now have £1250 for the Christie’s hospital which is amazing."

"Christies have been absolutely amazing to my lad and we wanted to show our appreciation and help others in the same situation we have been in."

Family friend and fitness trainer Kat Jones also climbed to the top of Moel Famau 31 times in a month to raise money for Christies.

Emma said Jack's diagnosis came out of the blue.

She said: "Nine months ago Jack was a normal 15-year-old boy enjoying life. After helping his dad one afternoon, he started complaining of a sore arm and asked me to have a look and see if he had a bruise there. There was no bruise but there was a huge lump on his shoulder.

"I called out of hours and they got him in to have a look, this resulted in him being sent to Wrexham Maelor to be checked out by a paediatrician who took blood tests, different scans and a biopsy. After a torturous wait for the results, our family were told our worst nightmare - our precious son had cancer."

Now in recovery, former Connah's Quay High School pupil Jack hopes to attend Deeside College later this year.