Hi All

I wanted to share this here because it means more than I can put into words.

My wonderful friend Joanne is running the London Winter Run next month for Maya, on 15th February. When she told me, I honestly felt overwhelmed in the best possible way. To have someone choose to put themselves through that kind of challenge for our little girl, after everything she’s been through, is incredibly humbling.

The last few months have been the hardest of our lives. Maya is currently coming up to be staying for 12 weeks now at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), including two time admissions in ICU, and our world narrowed down to hospital rooms, waiting, hoping, and doing everything we could to get her through each day. It’s been an extended period of emotional, physical, and financial strain that we never could have imagined.

But there have also been moments of pure light. Joanne visited Maya very recently (one of the many visits) and she saw just how far Maya has come — hearing Maya say her name, name her dogs, count to 20, and tell us the colour of the sky and the grass. These are things that might seem small to others, but to us they are everything. They are hard-won milestones and signs of the incredible fighter Maya is.

If you’re able to donate, please know that every single penny truly does count. Your support helps us continue Maya’s rehabilitation, her therapies, and the long road of recovery ahead, while allowing us to focus our energy where it’s needed most — on Maya.

And if you can’t donate, sharing or cheering Joanne on as she runs means just as much.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for standing with us, for loving Maya, and for reminding us that even in the darkest times, we are not alone.

Maya is one incredible warrior girl — and we are endlessly grateful. xx

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Back in March 2025, our dear friend Jo had planned to take on the Battersea Half Marathon in support of Maya’s Cancer Journey. Sadly, a knee injury meant she couldn’t run at the time.

We’re so happy to share that Jo is now back to good health and is lacing up her trainers again—this time for the Hastings Half Marathon on Sunday 5th October 2025, which is just around the corner.

My friend Jo has recently shared Maya's story with her dear friends Lena and David. They have come forward in the most beautiful way to support Maya's Cancer Journey. Lena's son David has offered to take part in the 'brave the shave' event virtually, whilst Lena herself has pledged to spread the word and share Maya's story far and wide out of nothing but genuine compassion and kindness. David will shave his head on Sunday 5th October, an act that takes immense courage. As Maya's family we are deeply moved by this generosity. Their actions remind us of the power of community and how kindness has a ripple effect far beyond what we can imagine. "Alone we can do so little: together we can do so much." (Helen Keller)

Since March, life has taken another heartbreaking turn. Maya’s Neuroblastoma has relapsed for the third time, and it’s back with a vengeance. As a family, we are doing everything in our power to keep going, but the financial strain of constant hospital trips, weekly transport costs, and daily expenses weighs heavily.

The money raised so far has been such a lifeline, easing the burden during this devastating time. We are so grateful, and with Jo’s upcoming run, we hope to keep pushing forward—together, no matter how hard it gets.

Since March, our world has been shaken once again. In July 2025, Maya relapsed for the third time, and her Neuroblastoma returned with a vengeance. Right now, Maya is enrolled in a clinical trial at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) called CAR T-cell therapy—a cutting-edge treatment offering hope where little exists.

This has been a gruelling journey for her. On Monday 15th September, she had a vascular catheter (VasCath) surgically inserted under general anaesthetic, followed by white cell collection on Tuesday 16th September. She stayed at GOSH for 4 days/3 nights because her body needed magnesium and potassium continuously topped up via IV.

The road ahead is even tougher. On 21st October, Maya is scheduled for lympho-depletion with Cyclophosphamide and Fludarabine to make space in her bone marrow. Then, on 28th October, her personalised CAR T-cells—engineered with anti-GD2—will be infused, with the hope they can track down and destroy every last Neuroblastoma cell. During this period, she is expected to be extremely unwell due to cytokine reactions. That means nearly three weeks where I will be unable to work, and with my annual leave already exhausted, some weeks will go entirely unpaid.

The money raised so far has been an enormous lifeline, helping us with weekly hospital transport, daily living expenses, and the hidden costs of cancer that weigh so heavily on families like ours. We are deeply grateful.

As Jo takes on this run for Maya, we ask not only for your donations but also for your help in sharing Maya’s story. Our brave girl embodies resilience, strength, courage, grit, and tenacity despite relentless battles. By sharing her journey, you help us spread awareness, shine a light on childhood cancer, and remind the world of the urgent need for support.

Please donate if you can.

Please share Maya’s story to keep her fight seen and her spirit lifted.

Together, we keep going—no matter how hard it gets.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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My name is Jo and I'm a personal friend of Dellanie Nash, the mum of 11-year old Maya Nash. The Nash family are local to the Folkestone area.

Maya Nash was originally diagnosed with stage IV metastatic high-risk Neuroblastoma (left adrenal gland) in April 2017 when she was merely 3 years/9 months old. She achieved full remission in September 2019 after completing the NHS frontline treatment (SIOPEN trial) at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton. She also completed the MSKCC bivalent vaccine clinical trial in New York in March 2020 which helped her stay in remission.

Unfortunately, Maya sadly relapsed in the summer of 2023. So she began intensive treatment once again at The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton which helped her achieved second remission in April 2024. It was short-lived celebrations for Maya and her family because Maya's THIRD battle (2nd relapse) against Neuroblastoma started again in August 2024. In the words of Maya’s paediatric oncology, "once Neuroblastoma relapses, it is more challenging to control the disease. Either we will try to get rid of it (again) or it will buy you time."

So Maya’s family are on a high-speed rollercoaster ride with harsh gruelling treatments for 18 months now! The heartbreak that her family goes through is beyond words and financial struggles real. No parent should ever have to experience being sick with worry about finances, with potentially losing their house and the bailiff turning up their doorstep, just when their child is facing life-threatening illness whilst going to-and-from the hospitals.

Cancer robs children of the carefree joys of childhood, replacing their days with hospital visits, painful treatments and unimaginable struggles. Instead of their playground and school classrooms, their world revolve around medical appointments and recovery rooms. Childhood cancer not only steals children’s energy, but also places a heavy emotional and financial burden on their families.

With your support, we can perhaps restore some hope, provide essential care, and give Maya the change to fight for a brighter tomorrow. Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a difference.

Maya’s cancer journey has been riddled with precious highs, and painful lows – and all the moments in between that become so meaningful. The survival rate for relapsed neuroblastoma is about 10%.

We can only imagine the fear, anxiety and overwhelming financial worries that the Nash family is going through. Hence we have decided to support Maya and her family by running the Battersea Park Half Marathon on 8th March 2025 and at the same time, raising funds to help ease the financial burdens attached with Maya's cancer diagnosis. I’ve not run very much recently due to a shoulder injury and now have just 7 weeks to prepare for this 13-mile run. Although this may be a challenge for me it’s insignificant compared to brave Maya’s Cancer Journey. No child should have to endure such pain.

Please dig deep and lend us your helping hand to go towards food, utility bills, hospital travel, parking costs, debts and loss of income due to cancer. Let's step up and help Maya and her family make as many happy memories with Maya as possible.