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Abbie
Abbie & her brother Jamie
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Abbie’s
Fund Inspired by Abbie Shaw Registered charity no. 1119273 |
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Abbie Elizabeth Shaw 1st March 2001 – 11th September 2006 In December 2002, we discovered that our 21 month old daughter
Abbie was suffering from a rare cancer called Adrenal Neuroblastoma. After
having a tumour removed from her abdomen we were hopeful that Abbie would
make a full recovery, however in July 2003 we were devastated to discover
that she had relapsed with the cancer spreading to her bones and bone marrow
and a secondary tumour developing in her abdomen. Abbie’s cancer was also
NMYC amplified which means that she had the most aggressive type. Abbie responded well to the heavyweight treatment that she
underwent – intensive induction chemotherapy, high dose chemotherapy, stem
cell transplant, radiotherapy and Retinoic acid and was declared free of
disease in January 2004. In March 2005 Abbie suddenly started limping and was eventually
diagnosed with a stress fracture in her left ankle. Sadly it failed to heal
and subsequent investigations in June 2005 showed a relapse in her bone
marrow. After several more rounds of chemotherapy and MIBG treatment with
stem cell rescue in January 2006 we were hopeful that Abbie would go into
remission, however a scan in April 2006 showed the cancer was back. Abbie had
a few months of relatively good health but by July 2006 her condition began
to rapidly deteriorate and our beautiful daughter died at home on September
11th at 7.36am. See www.abbieshaw.me.uk
for Abbie’s complete story. Abbie’s
Fund Abbie’s
Fund was set up by local mothers after Abbie relapsed in June 2005. To date
Abbie’s Fund has raised over £80,000 for the Neuroblastoma Society for
research. Abbie’s Fund is a registered
charity with the aim of making Neuroblastoma survivable and supporting those children already suffering from this horrendous childhood
cancer. Contact Abbie's Fund Rowbarns Cottage Green Dene East Horsley KT24 5RG UK e-mail info@abbiesfund.com UK tel +44 (0) 1483
282869 Registered Charity no. 1119273 Click
here to download Imagine, a PowerPoint
presentation promoting Abbie’s Fund Click
here to download Abbie's Fund Logo Click
here to download Abbie's Fund Graphic What is
Neuroblastoma? Neuroblastoma is, after domestic accident, the second
biggest killer and the most frequent cancer in children under five years of
age Source:
International Society of Paediatric Oncology European Neuroblastoma Research Network Neuroblastoma is an extremely aggressive childhood cancer of
specialised nerve cells, called neural crest cells. These cells are involved
in the development of the nervous system and other tissues. Most children who
get this cancer are younger than five years old. In the majority the disease
has spread by the time of diagnosis and despite intensive treatment and
achieving remission many children subsequently relapse and die. It is one of
the most difficult childhood cancers to treat and further research is needed
to beat this disease giving children in the future the chance of survival. Information The
following web sites provide good information about neuroblastoma:- http://www.royalmarsden.org.uk/RMH/cancer/paediatriccancers/neuroblastoma/
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