We NEED chemotherapy specifically for children!

We need your help to raise funds so we can create less harsh chemotherapy treatments for children. Children with cancer are receiving toxic adult chemotherapies which are so harsh on our small bodies they cause long term side effects, such as hearing loss and heart problems. But in Sydney's case the chemotherapy actually killed her.

Sydney was a very loving person, she was your typical teen - she loved surfing, hiking and painting. She was truly beautiful inside and out, she would light up the room when she came in.
Sadly, Sydney's family learn't on November 3rd 2015 that Sydney had Burkitts lymphoma, 3 large tumours were found in her abdominal area. Immediately Sydney started her first out of 6 rounds of chemotherapy. Sydney had scans after the third chemotherapy treatment and her oncologist said there was no evidence of disease - everything was looking up!
Shortly after Sydney's 6th and final round of chemotherapy, she was having what appeared to be side effects from the chemotherapy. Sydney had a fever early in the day, but nothing too high. The fever went away, however Sydney started vomiting when she went to bed. Sydney got up at 3:00am to go to use the bathroom, she was off balance. She went into the bathroom, shut the door and collapsed. Her mum ran into the bathroom, got Sydney out and laid her on the bed. She was barely breathing, then stopped, so her dad started performing CPR. The paramedics arrived and got Sydney's heart beat back, but had to breath for her. This continued in the hospital throughout the day. They declared that Sydney was brain dead. The chemotherapy killed multiple segments of Sydney's intestines and part of her stomach. The intestine ruptured the moment in the bathroom and poisoned her whole body to the point of full body shut down.

Sydney sadly passed away on March 18 2016, six short months after diagnosis.
Sydney will always be remembered for her loving,
strong and happy spirit.
RIP Sydney.

Sydney went too soon. This is why we need less harsh treatments. Sydney is a very rare case, however Sydney's story shows how toxic the treatments really are on children's bodies.
For instance, when I got radiotherapy they said I had a risk of developing cancer in later life because of the radiotherapy! The treatment that kills the cancer can actually give you cancer. How does that work?!
When do we stop and realise that a change needs to happen? With only 3 chemotherapy drugs specifically made for children, we deserve so much more! Please help raise funds for childhood cancer research charities, so the research can be made to make chemotherapy drugs for children, which are less harsh on our small bodies. Let's make a change for families like Sydney's, who have really felt the pain of the effects of adult chemotherapies on children.

Love Ellie xxx