Welcome to Chris Boults fundraising page.                                                                    

On the 12th july 2009 Chris will be running the london 10k marathon in aid of his

little cousin Ashley Hyde.

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Ashley was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma on 9th june 08 at the age of 5 years.

Neuroblastoma is a rare and aggressive child hood cancer.

The treatment for Neuroblastoma is very harsh and intense, to date Ashley has undergone 7 rounds of rapid cojec chemotherapy 4 rounds of tvd chemotherapy, a stem cell harvest, a complex operation to remove themain tumour,high dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.

This will be followed by 14 rounds of radiation and a 6 month course of oral retinoic acid.

Despite the very high level of present treatment that Ashley has had, future privately funded treatment in another country cannot be ruled out.

The likelihood of relapse in Neuroblastoma is as high as 80% and there are very limited resources for dealing with this type of children’s cancer in the UK due to its rareness.

Private treatment will be very expensive and it is for that reason we must raise funds now.

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THIS IS WERE YOU CAN HELP US HELP ASHLEY ......

Please please, please,sponser Chris and help raise funds for The Ashley hyde appeal.

Then tell your friends and family and ask them to sponser.

With all our love and hope Clair and Jamie Hyde, Ashleys parents.

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Neuroblastoma - the facts:

1)  Neuroblastoma starts as a complex tumour, which arises either in the sympathetic nervous system or closely associated adrenal glands and is usually, although not always located in the abdomen this can then spread to secondary cancer effecting the bone marrow or vital organs.

2)  About 100 children in the UK are diagnosed each year and most of these are less than 5 years of age.

3)  In Ashley's case the tumour is above his left adrenal gland and has metastasised into his lymph nodes, bone marrow, pelvis both legs and 1 arm.

 (visit www.ashleyhydeappeal.org.uk  for more information about Ashley)- remember to sponsor us first though please)

4)  Children with advance-stage disease (Stage 4) have a significantly decreased chance for cure despite intensive therapy only 20%.

5)  As with most cancers the cause of Neuroblastoma is unknown.

Thank you for taking your time to look at this site.