Wednesday, March 07, 2007
UK cancer boy's treatment hope - BBC News
Jack has lost his hair; a scar snakes down towards his forehead and a surgical dressing hides a tube that is used to feed the doses of radioactive antibodies that he is being fed to fight and kill the cancer that is attacking his brain.
But the first thing you notice is not that. He is shy and a little tired this morning, but peeping out from behind his mother's legs, the cheeky five-year-old's smile shines through.
...
He has neuroblastoma, a solid tumour cancer that began in the nerve tissue of the abdomen and rapidly spread through his body, making it difficult to treat.
...
His parents knew that an experimental treatment was available in the US and, fearing that he would soon be too ill to travel, headed straight for Heathrow airport.
...
"The body could not stand the same amount of chemotherapy over again, and therefore they've had the treatment and they're not strong enough to undergo it again.
"An adult could not undergo this treatment at all.
"It's only because children are so resilient that their bodies can cope with it."
...
Richard and Yvonne have found schools for all three children here while Jack's treatment continues.
The room is small for five people, but it's a haven for the family.
From here they have been running a campaign to raise awareness for the cure, and money to fund the treatment.
Looking out through the huge windows that look out over New York's skyscrapers, they appreciate all the attention people have been giving their cause.
"Knowing that people have an affinity with Jack without actually knowing him but perhaps knowing how special he is, or how special he is to us has kept us going" ...
Jack has lost his hair; a scar snakes down towards his forehead and a surgical dressing hides a tube that is used to feed the doses of radioactive antibodies that he is being fed to fight and kill the cancer that is attacking his brain.
But the first thing you notice is not that. He is shy and a little tired this morning, but peeping out from behind his mother's legs, the cheeky five-year-old's smile shines through.
...
He has neuroblastoma, a solid tumour cancer that began in the nerve tissue of the abdomen and rapidly spread through his body, making it difficult to treat.
...
His parents knew that an experimental treatment was available in the US and, fearing that he would soon be too ill to travel, headed straight for Heathrow airport.
...
"The body could not stand the same amount of chemotherapy over again, and therefore they've had the treatment and they're not strong enough to undergo it again.
"An adult could not undergo this treatment at all.
"It's only because children are so resilient that their bodies can cope with it."
...
Richard and Yvonne have found schools for all three children here while Jack's treatment continues.
The room is small for five people, but it's a haven for the family.
From here they have been running a campaign to raise awareness for the cure, and money to fund the treatment.
Looking out through the huge windows that look out over New York's skyscrapers, they appreciate all the attention people have been giving their cause.
"Knowing that people have an affinity with Jack without actually knowing him but perhaps knowing how special he is, or how special he is to us has kept us going" ...
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