Holly Maginness

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for your kind messages, likes, shares and donations. ❤️ Your love and support have truly helped our family through this incredibly difficult and life-altering time. We honestly cannot put into words how much it means to us. Alarah is officially five weeks post-surgery today, and we are so happy with how beautifully she has healed and with the outcome of her surgery. After everything she has been through, we are incredibly proud of her strength and bravery. ❤️ Today, we received the all-clear for Alarah to return to school until her radiation treatment begins on 3 November. Although she will only get to attend for eight days, with some restrictions in place, this means so much to us as a family. We want Alarah to have the opportunity to feel like a normal little girl again. School gives her purpose, joy and something to look forward to. Being able to spend time with her friends, get back into a little bit of routine and see that life still goes on is so important to us. After the last few weeks, these little moments of normality mean more than ever. Unfortunately, our journey is far from over. Once Alarah begins radiation, we will be embarking on another seven weeks of treatment, five days a week, which will take us right up until Christmas. We know this next chapter will bring its own challenges, but we will continue to take each day as it comes and do everything we can to support our beautiful girl. For now, we are going to cherish these moments, enjoy seeing her back at school with her friends and make the most of this little bit of normality before the next stage of her journey begins. ❤️ Our family has been through so much, and we know there is still a long road ahead. We are beyond grateful for every single person who has reached out, donated, shared our story, sent messages of encouragement or kept us in their thoughts. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for standing by us during the hardest time of our lives. Your kindness, generosity and ongoing support have helped us more than you will ever know. We feel incredibly blessed to have so many people behind us as we continue this journey with Alarah. ❤️

Alarah is healing well ❤️‍ she is nervous about the journey ahead. But loves spending countless hours with Bella