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Now Reuben’s family is fighting to help him recover before the Rams take to the pitch in the Championship once again.
A stroke hit the left side of Reuben’s brain on 1 May, affecting movement in his right arm and leg and taking away his speech.
But his family hope he will be well enough to return to Pride Park for the first game of the season in August.
His dad, Liam Mather, told the BBC: “Reuben had no health issues, he’s a normal little boy, loves football, loves sport.
“As he was walking into the bathroom with his mum, he put his hand on his head and grimaced as though he was in pain.
“Everything seemed okay and he got in the bath – a couple of minutes later, she noticed his bottom lip on his right hand side started to drop and he couldn’t seem to get out of the bath.
“She called 999 and got an ambulance there.”
Reuben is currently undergoing treatment at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where his family says he is showing promising signs of recovery.
