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When Joshua was born on 29th May 2008, we held him in our arms and our world was complete. He was the most beautiful baby we had ever seen, our first child, with the bluest eyes and a smile to make your heart turn over.

At Christmas, when Joshua wasn’t even seven months old, it was discovered that Joshua had a tumour. It was neuroblastoma – a rare and often fatal childhood cancer. Further tests showed that it had spread around his little body and Joshua’s doctors told us it was stage 4, high risk – the very worst case scenario.

Joshua started his fight for life at the end of January this year and has endured treatments which no baby should ever have to go through. He has tolerated 70 days of chemotherapy, major surgery, bone marrow and stem cell harvest and still has high dose chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, radiotherapy and maintenance therapy to come. This is not including the countless scans, tests, biopsies, general anaesthetics and transfusions that Joshua has suffered. The list is too long, but throughout all this our brave little boy has managed to smile, play, and even laugh.

In spite of the best efforts of Joshua’s team at Great Ormond Street Hospital, his chances of survival are heartbreakingly slim. The likelihood of relapse is very high, possibly as high as 80%, and to date there is no cure in the UK for a relapse. America offers hope for relapsed children but with every relapse, survival is slashed and treatment comes at a huge cost.

His best chance of beating this wicked disease forever, and avoiding a relapse, lies with an antibody treatment. Currently, this treatment is only available in the USA, but with a huge price tag – upwards of $500,000. It is for this reason we are urgently launching this appeal for Joshua. We are just ordinary parents and, like you, we never thought this could happen to us.

Every penny you donate will go solely for life saving treatment for Joshua and give us the hope that we so desperately need.

Thank you seems like such an understatement, but we truly thank everyone for their support and generosity. You may well have saved Joshua’s life.

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Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance

Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance

Charity Registration No. 1135601

We help children with neuroblastoma, a very aggressive childhood cancer, if they can't join UK trials or need a clinical treatment that is only available abroad. We help with treatment costs, support families and fund research.

Donations 456

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Good luck Joshua! Best wishes. Jo x (a friend of Carolyn Haddon's)

Donation by Joanna Allan on 20/08/09

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

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Good luck Joshua! Sounds like you're a very brave little boy. From a friend of Carolyn Haddon's.

Donation by Charissa Gooch on 20/08/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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:0) good luck Joshua....x

Donation by carmel kavanagh on 20/08/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck Joshua

Donation by a friend xx on 20/08/09

£40.00

+ £11.28 Gift Aid

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Good Luck. Keep smiling.

Donation by Mandy Ambridge on 19/08/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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We wish you all the best and hope the treatments help Joshua to a full recovery.

Donation by Lynsey Batten on 19/08/09

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Our wishes are with you x

Donation by Jill Goodwin on 19/08/09

£5.00

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Charlie, you touched my heart. Please, please make it through.

Donation by Jay Blatherwick on 19/08/09

£50.00

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Our thoughts our with all of you. Lots of love Francesca, Alastair and (most importantly!) Jane xxx

Donation by Francesca Harris on 19/08/09

£500.00

+ £141.03 Gift Aid

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Our thoughts are with you.

Donation by Rachel Jones on 19/08/09

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Donation by Noir Hockey on 19/08/09

£5.00

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Donation by Steve Morriss on 18/08/09

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

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bless you

Donation by kerry guerin on 18/08/09

£5.00

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Donation by Teresa on 18/08/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 18/08/09

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Donation by Mehrnoosh Ensan on 18/08/09

£20.00

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Donation by David Moody on 18/08/09

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Wishing Joshua all the very best.

Donation by Gurpreet on 18/08/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck Joshua from Jacques Flowers at Sloane Square xx

Donation by anonymous on 17/08/09

£65.00

+ £18.33 Gift Aid

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My thoughts are with you.

Donation by Candia Kingston on 17/08/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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For dear Joshua from Pat Baker xxx

Donation by anonymous on 17/08/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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For dear Joshua, collected by Jean Ackary from staff at Hounslow Police Homeless department xx

Donation by anonymous on 17/08/09

£72.00

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Good luck Joshua, God bless

Donation by John Bell on 17/08/09

£20.05

+ £5.66 Gift Aid

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I hope Joshua gets the treatment he so desparatly needs.

Donation by Scott Boyd on 16/08/09

£5.00

+ £1.41 Gift Aid

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I wish your beautiful boy well, xx

Donation by Suze B on 15/08/09

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£18,725.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£18,725.00
  • Gift Aid£4,223.39

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