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Molly and her family

Molly was the face of a charity campaign

A Medway ambulance technician who was forced to put his life on hold while his daughter, Molly, fought cancer, can now look forward to the future.

Chris Treves and his wife Rita have been told that three-year-old Molly is now in remission from a rare form of cancer.

Molly was diagnosed with neurobalstoma stage four in August, 2005.

It is an aggressive form of cancer that attacks the adrenal gland on top of the kidneys and the nervous system.

Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital, who treated Molly, gave her just a 20 per cent chance of survival.

However, consultant John Anderson, asked the family about starting Molly on a drug trial which saw her being given retinoic acid.

Eighteen months later after surgery, intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Chris and Rita were told recently by doctors that the tumour has been successfully removed.

Chris said: “It has been a difficult time during these last few years but the support we have had from family, friends and colleagues at work has been amazing.

“We’ve had our lives on hold living from appointment to appointment, now we feel we can start enjoying our life together as a family.”

The support from everyone has meant the family can now fulfil a dream to take Molly and her brother, Sam,10, to Disney World in Florida.

Now the family wish to support the work of Molly’s consultant, Mr Anderson, who is training for this year’s London Marathon.

He is running to raise money for the charity, SPARKS, which among other things, funds medical research related to prenatal and young children.

Chris said: “Molly’s face featured on his website raising funds for SPARKS charity. If anyone is interested in sponsoring John, you can do so by visiting www.justgiving.com/drjohnanderson.

“I know he would appreciate your money to help fund other drug trials and projects for Great Ormond Street Hospital.”

Molly was also the face of child cancer charity, CLIC Sargent’s campaigns to simplify the disability allowance claims process for children diagnosed with cancer called The Red Tape Campaign.

If you would like to support the charity visit the CLIC Sargent website at www.clicsargent.org.uk.

POSTED: 12/04/2007 11:03:12

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