linda harney

linda's Joe Duffy BMW Clontarf Half Marathon page

Fundraising for Solving Kids’ Cancer UK
€1,347
raised of €1,600 target
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Joe Duffy BMW Clontarf Half Marathon, 17 November 2018
Mikey is seven years old and loves all things dinosaur-related. He was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma and in 2020 completed the bivalent vaccine clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Story

Mikey is a playful and loving little toddler, who likes nothing more than to spend hours playing with his toy farm animals while singing Old Macdonald Had a Farm." He loves cuddling up to watch Peppa Pig and playing with his baby brother, Bobby. But in December 2017, just 20 months old his parents noticed a lump in his tummy. After a trip to A&E, he was diagnosed condition as stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, with further tests revealing that the tumour had grown from above his right kidney to across almost his entire abdomen. It had heavily infiltrated his bone marrow. While Mikey has so far responded well to his treatment, immunotherapy spells the end of his frontline treatment available on the NHS, and his battle is far from over. Almost 50% of children with high-risk neuroblastoma relapse and when it does come back less than 1 in 10 survive. So Mikey and his family are fundraising in case they need to access treatment or clinical trials not available through the NHS.

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About the campaign

Mikey is seven years old and loves all things dinosaur-related. He was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma and in 2020 completed the bivalent vaccine clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

About the charity

Donations are paid into Solving Kids' Cancer’s general funds for our charitable activities. We help families affected by neuroblastoma through the provision of support and information; as well as investing in research and advocating for access to better treatment

Donation summary

Total raised
€1,346.43
Online donations
€441.43
Offline donations
€905.00

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