Not to be confused with his late grandfather Evan Fletcher.
Evan Fletcher is the son of Dawn and Billy Fletcher as well as the brother of Lucas Taylor, and Clemmie Reed whom Dawn and Billy have special guardianship of. He is named after his late paternal grandfather.
Biography[]
2023-2024: Birth and early life[]
Evan is born.
Married couple Dawn and Billy Fletcher decided to try for a baby to complete their family after Billy adopted Dawn's son Lucas and the couple were granted special guardianship of Lucas' half-sister Clemmie. Dawn discovered she was pregnant in July 2023, and when the couple went in for their first scan a few days later, they were shocked to learn Dawn was already four months along. Dawn gave birth to a baby boy four days past her due date on 21st December 2023 following a water birth at Home Farm with Billy and a midwife by her side. Dawn and Billy named their son "Evan" after Billy's late father.
In late April 2024, Evan rolled off his changing table after Billy became distracted whilst changing his nappy. Dawn and Billy rushed Evan to the hospital where a doctor checked him over and found minor bruising but assured the worried parents that she believed Evan would be back to being a healthy baby soon. However, a few days later Dawn became concerned when she discovered an unexplained bruise on Evan's leg. After speaking to local GP Liam Cavanagh, Dawn and Billy took Evan straight to A&E where blood tests were taken. Dawn and Billy feared they would be accused of hurting their son, but things were much worse than they could've imagined as the blood tests revealed Evan had low haemoglobin and platelet levels as well as an elevated white blood count; he needed a blood transfusion straight away as well as a bone marrow biopsy to discover the underlying cause of the abnormal blood results. Following the subsequent bone marrow biopsy, four-month-old Evan was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) on 3rd May 2023.
Residences[]
| Address | Duration |
|---|---|
| Home Farm | 21st December 2023 to 26th August 2024 |
| Holdgate Farm | 27th August 2024 to present |