When Philip Rice posted a photo of his son, Ted, on Facebook after putting him to bed with a rash a family friend and doctor Dr Sara Barton recognised it as a symptom of acute lymphocytic leukaemia and sent a message saying Ted needed to go to hospital straight away.
Anaesthetic assistant Philip, 34, of Bury, Lancs, told The Sun: “I had a gut feeling something was wrong so I posted the pic. That photo probably saved us.”