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Lola is four years old and has a brother called Isaac and a sister called Isla Jo. Lola is a smiley little girl and adores her two pet dogs called Molly and Jessie.
Lola was diagnosed in May 2022 with a Wilms tumour, after complaining of tummy pains. Her mum, Jodie, took her to the local hospital for a scan and Lola was then referred straight to Newcastle RVI.
The doctors started chemotherapy and then removed the tumour along with her left kidney. Poor little Lola continued treatment, finishing her last round of chemo a week before Christmas.
As Jodie told us: “Lola sadly relapsed just days after her final treatment, so we had to cancel Christmas as Lola was in hospital all over the Christmas period.”
Lola then went through more intensive treatment which included surgery to remove her spleen and part of her bowel. She also had to endure radiotherapy as it had spread to her lymph nodes in her neck.
Lola has now rung her ‘cancer free’ bell in July this year, but sadly there will still be thousands of children in hospital this Christmas undergoing cancer treatment, when they should be home.
Lola really loved her snuggle bear whilst she endured all this treatment. We want to reach out to 1,200 more children with cancer in the run-up to Christmas, but we need your help.
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Send a ted to a child in a hospital bed this Christmas
Our Cuddles for Christmas campaign aims to raise £14,400 to deliver 1,200 warmable teddies to children being treated for cancer in hospital this Christmas. If we're lucky enough to raise more money than we need, any extra will be used to help fill cancer kits to send out to cancer patients in 2024. We receive no government support and our services are needed more than ever. Thank you.
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