Leeds United help make early Christmas magical for terminally ill three-year-old fan Ellis Price

Ellis's mum Laura Pearman is holding Christmas Day today (Tues Sept 8) for Ellis, who has terminal brain cancer and is being given palliative care at home in Horbury.

Wellwishers from across the UK have sent Ellis thousands of Christmas cards and at least 2,000 presents after a social media appeal went viral.

Leeds United captain Liam Cooper's heartfelt video message to three-year-old Wakefield boy with terminal brain cancer

His grandmother's garden in Horbury has been transformed into a winter wonderland complete with Santa's grotto, reindeer, polar bears, penguins and a snow machine.

On Ellis 's Christmas Eve on Monday, Leeds United invited him and his family for a VIP tour of Elland Road.

Ellis got to go to club owner Andrea Radrizzani's office and see the EFL Championship trophy.

Mr Radrizzani and his son spoke to Ellis and his family via FaceTime before Ellis got to go out onto the Elland Road pitch and score a goal.

United striker Patrick Bamford spoke to Ellis via FaceTime and the club has made a video featuring a string of Leeds stars giving Ellis their good wishes.

The club presented Ellis and his sisters Caitlin, 15 and Alana, 10 with full United kits among other presents.

And the club were planning another surprise for Ellis on his Christmas Day with a signed shirt set to be another gift.

Ellis's mum Laura, 35, said: "He was overwhelmed, it was really great."

Laura said Ellis got up at about 5.30am on his Christmas morning, adding: "He was loving it. He wanted to open all his toys and play with them all.

"He just thought it was amazing that Santa had brought him all of the presents."

Ellis was visited by Santa and superheroes including Captain America, Spiderman and Batman.

Motorcycle clubs arranged for around 300 bikers to ride by the house as an extra treat for Ellis.

And West Yorkshire Police visited along with firefighters from Ossett.

Bus company Station Coaches had 'Merry Christmas Ellis' messages on their destination boards as they travelled through Horbury.

Laura said: "I has been absolutely amazing. After all he has been through it has been so nice for him to have had so much love and support from everybody.

"He is not going to have another Christmas so to have one as special as this has been amazing really.

"I am massively grateful, it is overwhelming."

A Facebook appeal was launched for people to send Leeds United fan Ellis a Christmas card via Horbury Post Office along with an appeal for people to send him a present via an Amazon gift list.

Leeds United captain Liam Cooper and former United star Jermaine Beckford sent their best wishes to Ellis in video messages sent to his family via social media.

Ellis was diagnosed with rare ETMR brain cancer last October.

He has undergone two lengthy operations on the cancerous tumour at Leeds Children's Hospital as well as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Tragically, Laura was told in July that the cancer has spread and Ellis only had up to six months left to live.

Ellis's fourth birthday will be on January 5 2021, but Laura held an early superhero themed birthday party for him in July when he was well enough to enjoy it.

She held early Christmas celebrations with Ellis and his sisters Caitlin and Alana and Ellis's stepdad Ashley Pearman, 33.

Laura said Ellis was a healthy two-year-old when he suddenly fell ill on September 13 last year.

She took Ellis to A&E at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield after suspecting he had an ear infection when he was sick and became unsteady on his feet.

A CT scan revealed an 8cm x 5cm brain tumour and Ellis was taken by ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary.

An MRI scan revealed the tumour was cancerous and on October 2 Ellis underwent a 15-hour operation when surgeons removed the majority of the tumour.

On October 16 Laura was told that Ellis was suffering from ETMR brain cancer.

Ellis underwent three weeks of chemotherapy before another scan revealed the tumour had started to grow again.

He had an 11-hour operation on March 18 followed by radiotherapy treatment every day in May.

Laura said the latest scan in July revealed the cancer had spread in Ellis's brain and into his spine.