Miss Manchester is proud to support the Five Stars Appeal
Update - 2012
- Madison's brave fight ended Boxing day 10.45am. She was with her mummy and daddy.
- Madison was a fighter and a brave little girl, who inspired and motivated many, many people.
- Madison had this gift of warming the coldest of hearts and touched everyone she met, even those who hadn't met her. We will never forget you. (www.fivestarsappeal.co.uk)
We shall keep the 2011 details listed below, in memory of Madison and her brave battle, until the 2012 appeal details are announced.
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The Five Stars Appeal team has begun a new fundraising campaign for 2011. With the valued help of our many supporters, they are holding events, sponsored runs and corporate activities in 2011 to help children with life threatening illnesses.
One of the beneficiaries of the fundraising will be six year old Madison Allan, whose friends and family are trying to raise £250,000 to get life saving treatment in Germany and then America, after all attempts to save her in the UK have failed. Maddi, together with her school, Micro-P, friends and family, raised over £30,000 towards the Five Stars Scanner Appeal* and now Maddi urgently needs our help.
The clock is ticking down on a life-or-death fund-raising appeal for Madison, pictured here with little sister Scarlet.
Little Madison has an aggressive form of cancer called neuroblastoma. "Getting the treatment abroad is her only chance," says her grandmother Alison Foster.
'Prepare for the worst'
"We've been told there's nothing else they can do for her here after the latest course of chemotherapy... and we should prepare for the worst." Madison was first diagnosed with cancer when she was ten months old. "She had chemotherapy and various treatments and seemed to respond well. The tumour shrank to a quarter of the size and after that she recovered. "We had four fantastic years and she was looking forward to starting school," recalls Alison. "However, in May of last year she complained of tummy ache. We all knew straight away it had come back."
In June, she underwent more chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy. Madison was then operated on to remove the mass. However, three hours into the 12 hour operation they had to stop because the tumour was wrapped around a vital blood supply. "Had they continued she would have bled to death. We've now been told to enjoy the time we have left, but where there is life there is hope."
*The Five Stars Scanner Appeal
The Five Stars Scanner Appeal raised funds to buy a new MRI scanner for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. The previous scanner was provided by ourselves 15 years ago under the appeal name of The Bryan Robson Scanner Appeal. Technology has since moved on and the new scanner will aid doctors in diagnosing cancer and cancer related illnesses more quickly, enabling them to provide early treatment that will ultimately save children's lives.
Facts about Nuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a rare cancer that affects children, mostly under the age of 5 years. Only around 100 children in the UK are diagnosed with neuroblastoma each year.
It often starts in the abdomen and can spread to other parts of the body such as the bones, liver and skin through the blood and lymphatic system
If you would like to raise funds for the Five Stars Appeal please call our office on
0161 798 8936. A member of our friendly team will be happy to help you.
www.fivestarsappeal.co.uk
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