As most of you will know our lovely Grandson Ben was diagnosed with a brain tumour in December 2009, 10 days after his 5th birthday.
It took many months with frequent visits to his GP, visits to out of hours emergency departments and even an overnight stay in hospital before he was eventually diagnosed. There were many different reasons given for why Ben was continually so ill but unfortunately nobody recognised that these were signs of Cancer.
Ben's symptoms were classic and yet they were missed on every occasion. Unfortunately this seems to be the case all too often.
Be Child Cancer Aware is an excellent charity set up by parents who have had similar experiences. Their main aim is to raise awareness of childhood cancer symptoms throughout the UK. They are doing a fantastic job so far but receive no official funding and so rely entirely on donations. Take a look at their website to see for yourself the great work they do http://www.bechildcanceraware.org.
If anyone was thinking about buying us a gift for our forthcoming Ruby Wedding we would request that you consider making a donation to this fantastic cause instead. It would be very much appreciated.
This can be done very easily and securely through this site. All donations are being collected via the Maria Watt Foundation but everything raised will go directly to the awareness campaign organised through Be Child Cancer Aware.
As many of you are aware, it's been an extremely turbulent year for us all. Despite this Ben is still smiling, as he has been throughout. We have a long road ahead but at the moment Ben is doing extremely well. Long may this continue!
Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.
We look forward to seeing you all on the 20th.
Peter & Sheila
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