On 20th April 2011, 2 year old Corey was diagnosed with high risk neuroblastoma; an aggressive paediatric cancer that is harder to treat. Corey's mum Joanna had made a routine trip to the doctors as Corey was looking a little pale. Read about Corey’s experience below…

Corey had a large tumour in his abdomen and the cancer had spread to his bones and bone marrow. Corey has gone through some of the most gruelling treatment any child can take. He has received 8 doses of chemotherapy, a complex 6 hour operation to remove the tumour, stem cell rescue with high dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 

A gorgeous, chubby and healthy boy; Corey was unrecognisable within a week of the gruelling treatment plan.  His family were advised that Corey would need to respond to each stage of a 6 month treatment plan to be eligible to join a clinical trial for immunotherapy in the UK.  

Given the difference in treatment for immunotherapy in America, his parents opted for Corey to receive three immunotherapy drugs, as opposed to the one or two available drugs as part of the randomised clinical trial in the UK. Thanks to the generosity and help of Corey’s local community and wider support, Corey will start his immunotherapy treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia before the end of November. He has made remarkable progress through every round of the gruelling treatment and currently has no detectable disease. 

Despite everything Corey has gone through and still has to face while he receives treatment in America, there is no guarantee that the cancer will not return. If the cancer were to come back, the UK doctors would not treat in a curative way. Corey's parents would have to immediately travel abroad for further treatment in order to give Corey the very best chance of survival.

Corey’s fundraising appeal with the Neuroblastoma Alliance (now Solving Kids' Cancer) and the Ashcroft family continues so that Corey can get the help he needs in the future should he need further treatment. 

If you can help, please make a donation to Solving Kids' Cancer. Every donation helps, no matter how small.

To read more about Corey visit our website: http://www.SolvingKidsCancer.org.uk/journey/coreys-journey/

To follow his story visit his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CoreyAshcroftAppeal 

Journey Terms and Conditions

All donations are paid into Solving Kids' Cancer's general funds to further its general charitable purposes. The funds raised by this Journey are not restricted for the child's use. However, the trustees of Solving Kids' Cancer have agreed to designate funds raised by this Journey to help the child and their family pay for potential future treatment costs and all other associated costs including travel and accommodation. If the child no longer needs the funds, or if the trustees decide, at their absolute discretion, that the funds should be used for a different purpose, they may redesignate all or part of the funds for Solving Kids' Cancer's general charitable purposes. We are very grateful for your charitable donation. 

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