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““We watch Florence’s sister Charlotte opening presents under the Christmas tree and it is so sad knowing that Florence should be there with her. Your gift could give a child with cancer a better chance at a future, and help them thrive in it too.” Carolyn, Florence’s mum”
around 100 children are diagnosed with neuroblastoma in the UK and like florence, most are under the age of five.
Florence at Christmas in 2014
Florence was diagnosed with cancer when she was just 16 months old in December 2015.
She couldn’t miss or delay her treatment, so Florence spent that Christmas in hospital.
Florence seemed so much better the following year and amazingly, she was home for Christmas. But on Boxing Day 2016, Florence was lifeless and very poorly, and needed a week's stay in hospital.
When the family returned in the New Year for more chemotherapy, her nurses knew that Florence wouldn’t be going home again.
Sadly, neuroblastoma has one of the lowest survival rates of all childhood cancers.
Florence and her big sister Charlotte.
Florence bravely coped with 20 rounds of chemotherapy, major surgery, a stem cell transplant, five weeks of radiotherapy and immunotherapy.
Yet despite all of this, Florence sadly passed away peacefully in February 2017, with all of her family around her. She was two and half years old.
Florence’s mum Carolyn said, “I am determined to do all I can to help other families affected by neuroblastoma. You learn to live with the pain of losing a child. It doesn’t get any easier and you can’t change what’s happened.
But you can do small things to help.”
Your gift could help scientists develop new, more effective and kinder treatment for children like Florence.
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Just weeks before her 2nd birthday, Beth was diagnosed with stage four high risk neuroblastoma.
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Jill, Beth’s mummy shares their story.