TWO-year-old Bromsgrove boy Ethan Warman has thanked readers and well-wishers for donating more than £2,000 to the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust, following his own cancer battle.

Ethan Warman was 23 months old when his mum Michelle Turner spotted a cloudy reflection in his eye and took him to the Minor Injuries Unit at Bromsgrove's Princess of Wales Hospital in September.

Within days, and just months after undergoing surgery to repair his cleft lip, Ethan was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, a rare and potentially fatal form of eye cancer, and had to have his eye removed.

His parents Dean Warman and Michelle Turner are now working with the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust to make parents aware of the disease's main symptoms - a white glow in the child's eye, seen in dim lighting or photos taken using flash, and a squint.

Dad Dean, 38, and Ethan's eight-year-old brother Mark are set to tackle the Chepstow 5K Bounce Run to raise money for the trust in June, and the family are urging as many people as possible to donate blood and platelets, crucial for treating tumours.

To sponsor Dean and Mark visit justgiving.com/fundraising/deanwarman or find out more about Retinoblastoma at chect.org.uk.