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The Neuroblastoma Alliance - Vanessa Riddle Appeal
Event: Neuroblastoma Alliance - Vanessa Riddle Appeal on 31/12/2015
£381,139.27 raised of £500,000.00 target
10188 donations
My Target:
£500,000.00
£381,139.27 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/vanessa-appeal
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to The Neuroblastoma Alliance's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text VANY99 £10
to 70070
My story
In Feb 2009 our then 8 year old daughter Vanessa, was diagnosed with Stage 4 (High-Risk) Neuroblastoma, a very rare, aggressive and difficult to treat form of childhood cancer. Fewer than 100 children in the UK are diagnosed with neuroblastoma each year, most of which are below the age of 5 and generally have a better prognosis as the older the child is the worse the prognosis is.
Since Feb 09, Vanessa has undergone many different treatments at Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow, these include; 12 rounds of High Dose Chemotherapy, two 7 hour surgical operations, the removal of one of her kidneys, a stem cell transplant, Radiotherapy, Retinoic Acid treatment and Immunotherapy treatment……all of which was agonising to watch as parents never mind to have to endure as a child!
Having undergone all this difficult and often very painful treatment the fact remained that due to a high relapse rate the long term prognosis for Vanessa's survival remained very poor with less than a 40% survival rate. All the same, Vanessa finished her treatment at Yorkhill Hospital in Aug 2010 and was given the all clear.
In Dec 2011 after routine scans, Connie and I were given the devastating news that Vanessa had relapsed. She has many hotspots on the skull, neck, spine, leg & knees. The UK doctors have told us that this time round there is very little chance of survival; “much less than 10%” they said, as we do not have any relapse protocols in the UK. This is due to the Government not investing any money into relapse treatments for this disease. This is a very different story to the United States where there are many relapse protocols and taking her there will dramatically increase her chances of long term survival.
We now find ourselves in the position of urgently having to take Vanessa to the United States for relapse therapy treatment which the NHS will not fund. The treatment Vanessa requires is likely to involve Antibody Therapy and cost in excess of £500,000. Vanessa’s latest scan results will be used to determine which therapy is best and this is likely to happen at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Please help us to raise the funds in order to save Vanessa’s life.
You can also donate by text message by texting VANY99 and your amount £1 - £10 to 70070.
Every single penny counts, no matter how little.
Thank you for reading and donating
Chris & Connie Riddle
Read more about Vanessa's story at her own website http://vanessasjourney.com/
My gallery 4
My charity
Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance
Charity Registration No. 1135601
We help children with neuroblastoma (a very aggressive type of cancer that mainly affects babies and young children) to get help abroad if they can't join UK trials, or if they need a treatment that is only available outside the UK. We help with treatment costs, support families and fund research.
Donations 10188
I wish you and your family all the luck in the world!!!!! And best wishes for a long and happy fulfilled life ..... The Gordon family xx
Donation by Anonymous on 23/02/12
£30.00
From Laura Nimmo's Department on the 6th Floor at Yell
Donation by Geraldine McLaughlin on 23/02/12
£200.00
+ £50.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Jim Hamilton on 23/02/12
£250.00
+ £62.50 Gift Aid
Best of luck from the Wagner Family in China
Donation by Axel Wagner on 23/02/12
£50.00
Donation by Anonymous on 23/02/12
£5.00
Donation by Anonymous on 23/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck
Donation by Ann Birse on 22/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Very best wishes from Kitchens, Doors and Floor Installations,Irvine
Donation by Kenny Prince on 22/02/12
£50.00
Almost there! You are an inspiration to us all God bless
Donation by Philip Gordon on 22/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Very best wishes.
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2007. I hope things go as well for Vanessa as they have for me...
Donation by Molemot on 22/02/12
God Bless, Vanessa
Donation by Mary & Ruth McBride. on 22/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Wishing you every blessing for the future.
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£42.00
+ £10.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Vanessa, from Lewis Reid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£70.00
+ £17.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£3.00
+ £0.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£5.00
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£3.00
+ £0.75 Gift Aid
Good luck Vanessa
Donation by Lisa Thomas on 22/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck. x
Donation by Shelagh McKInlay on 22/02/12
£10.00
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£10.00
Good luck. Hope it all goes well.
Donation by Stephen Black on 22/02/12
£100.00
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Money raised by tossing £1 coins to a bottle at my 40th Birthday Party. Good Luck Vanessa, we are all thinking of you xx
Donation by Gillian Watson on 22/02/12
£115.00
Get well soon, we are thinking of you.XXX
Donation by Mitra Samadian on 22/02/12
Donation summary
- * Online donations£243,285.44
- Offline donations£118,276.83
- Text donations£19,577.00
- Total raised£381,139.27
- Gift Aid£36,977.96
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