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Bring hope to families facing childhood cancer this Christmas

Ava Grace‘s story

Ava Grace was diagnosed with retinoblastoma when she was just 1 year old.

‘Then came the words every parent dreads – the large mass in her eyeball was a tumour called retinoblastoma, a type of eye cancer in children. Our hearts sank, and it felt as though the world had stopped.’

The doctors found a large, very advanced tumour taking up most of her eye. The doctor believed Ava had had it since birth and was completely blind in that eye. The safest treatment option was full eye removal surgery.

Ava’s surgery was a success, but her road to recovery has been a very long one.

If you’ve been touched by Ava’s journey, donate today to help us invest in vital childhood cancer research that would otherwise go unfunded.

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