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In October 1997 after a number of visits to our GP, our eldest daughter Amber was admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital and diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. She was just 3 years and 8 months old. 

The following day Amber was admitted to Bristol Children's Hospital to start her treatment and it was then that CLIC Sargent stepped in and provided us with support. 

During the day, arrangements had been made for me and our youngest daughter Megan (then 13 months old), to be provided with a room in CLIC House, about a ten minute walk from the hospital.  The house provided a place for us to return to after long days spent at the hospital, whilst Claire stayed with Amber.  It also provided somewhere that we could all spend time together away from the hospital, once Amber was allowed some time out.

Fortunately for us, we didn't have to spend too many nights in the house, but some parents who travel to specialist children's hospitals in order for their children to be given life saving treatment spend months in these homes from home, in order to keep the family together at such a tough time.

The charity was invaluable to us and this is why I want to raise as much money as possible so that they can continue to support families like ours.

 As a result of the wonderful care and the on going research into the causes and treatment of childhood cancer, Amber was successfully cured after two years of chemotherapy treatment.  She now works as a Paediatric Oncology Nurse in Bristol Children's Hospital looking after other young children who are being treated for Cancer and Leukaemia.