A heartbroken mum has said her life will never be the same again after losing her "proper cheeky chap" son Chad. Chad Jones - known affectionately as 'Chaddy the Baddy' to his family and friends - died on Sunday, May 31, two and half years after he was diagnosed with cancer. Speaking to the ECHO, his mum Kelly, 36, from , said: "Chad wasn’t your average seven-year-old.
He was like a teenage lad in a young kid's body. He was a loveable rogue - a proper cheeky chap. He stole the hearts of everyone he met.
" Chad, who was a pupil at Kingsway Primary School in Wallasey, had a passion for "anything with an engine". Home videos show Chad full of joy and excitement on bike rides out with family and friends. Kelly said: "Chad loved motorbikes, quads, buggies and fast cars.
He was so good at riding them, even from a young age. He loved being outdoors and causing chaos." Chad also enjoyed watching sports.
He loved MMA fighter Paddy the Baddy - whose name inspired his nickname - and was a big Liverpool fan. There is a Reds-themed mural of Chad on Rankin Street in Wallasey, which was widely shared on social media following his death. The photo shows Chad proudly posing next to the mural, which has 'Chaddy the Baddy YNWA' written on it.
In November 2021, three weeks after his fifth birthday, Chad was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma. According to the NHS, around 30 children develop Ewing’s sarcoma in the UK each year. It is a type of cancer that can develop anywhere in the body but usual.
