The parents of a one-year-old girl with a rare form of cancer are in a race against time to raise £500,000 to fund life-saving treatment not available on the NHS.
The parents of a one-year-old girl with a rare form ofare in a race against time to raise £500,000 to fund life-saving treatment not available on the NHS.
Lucy and husband Luke, 38, were given the devastating news the NHS can no longer offer treatment to cure her, only to prolong her life. Mum Lucy, from Mapperley, Nottingham, says: ‘She is the most wonderful and kind little girl who has had the most difficult year. ‘Her jaw had started to become swollen and it was pushing outwards. I was Googling it and it was so rare. She was diagnosed with leukemia in June last year. In the UK, there’s about 15 in children a year that are diagnosed with infant leukemia.’The cancer was initially responsive to chemotherapy. Winnie was considered medium risk and she almost got into remission.
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