On the 20th December my sisters world turned upside down when my 7 year old nephew received a diagnosis of cancer. Over the Christmas period he underwent testing & scans to find out the cancer type & on the 30th December they were told it was rhabdomyosarcoma.

For those of you who don’t know rhabdomyosarcoma only affects around 60 children a year, making it a rare & difficult cancer to treat.

From New Year’s Day Noah’s cancer journey began, with his wigglys fitted & chemo starting almost instantly.

His tumor started in his ear & travelled to his lymph node in his neck. If his cancer would’ve travelled even a cm further it would’ve reached his brain.

His first pet scan showed that luckily for now his tumour is localised, without any spread to the rest of his body. However, this is just a small glimmer of hope, because as the chemo treats the cancer & shrinks it, it has its own DNA & grows back just as quickly.

Noah’s hope now is a clinical trial. He’ll be spending 7 weeks at the University College Hospital in London beginning in April to try proton therapy. Proton therapy is a new form of radiotherapy but it localises the beam, hopefully causing less damage to his brain & body cells. While it’s not guaranteed to work, it’s the little bit of hope we have for Noah.

With the clinical trial, the family are responsible for the travelling & deposit for accommodation, as well as funding a life in London for 7 weeks. This includes food, toiletries, all the things you’d need at home. This is along side running their family home in Bristol, where Noah’s 2 young sisters live, one of which is only 5.

Ben & Kelly have held off asking for financial help but this is going to be a huge struggle for them, so I’ve taken it upon myself to hopefully relieve some of the financial worries they’re currently having.

Any help is hugely appreciated, thank you❤️