A PEMBROKE mother is celebrating after a successful campaign to bring forward treatment for her 11-month-old son and stop his “agonising” pain.

Cheynne Richards-Wright, 20, is waiting to find out if her son Noah has Hirschsprung’s disease, a rare disorder of the bowel.

The family had been told they would have to wait until the end of the year for a biopsy and have Noah diagnosed.

However, days after they set up a petition, the operation has been moved forward to June 30.

“I’m absolutely over the moon,” said Cheynne. “We’re so happy that someone has listened.”

“I am so overwhelmed by the support that people have shown. I only expected family members to sign the petition. Even people I haven’t met have signed it. Every time I check the number has gone up.”

Having spent months trying to get treatment for Noah, Cheynne was afraid he might not survive the year.

Cheynne and Noah travelled to Cardiff Children’s Hospital to meet a specialist in April. “We waited eight months for our appointment. We were there five minutes, and left feeling just as clueless as before,” said Cheynne on the change.org page she set up last week. Over 1,000 people have signed the petition.

“Noah spends every day in pain. He wakes up every half hour in the night screaming in pain due to the agonising cramps.”

“In the past few months his weight has gone down and he is hardly eating.

“Other children with Hirschsprung’s disease are sorted out within weeks of birth and we have had to wait 11 months.

Although happy with the decision to bring forward surgery, Cheynne is upset with how Noah has been treated. “I am very disappointed with the service we have been given and I just want Noah to be better,” she said.

“Me and my partner take care of him and my family have been amazing. They have dropped everything when we needed them.”

“It’s amazing that there are so many people out there that have supported us.”

Caroline Oakley, Director of Nursing, Quality and Patient Experience, at Hywel Dda University Health Board, told the Western Telegraph: “We have taken this family’s concern seriously and our Patient Support Service has been in contact with both the family and Cardiff and Vale Health Board to provide support.”