Cancer girl's mum amazed at appeal response
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The family of two-year-old
Canterbury girl Stella Rogers, who is battling a rare form of
cancer, have been amazed by the response to their appeal following
the Gazette front-page story last week.
Stella’s mother and father, Allison Hyde and John
Rogers, are trying to raise £250,000 for their daughter to go to
America for antibody treatment which should improve her chances of
surviving the cancer, which struck her down at the age of 17
months.
Allison said: "It really could not
have been better.
"We have been really touched and
taken aback by the kindness of people who have given money to help
pay for Stella’s treatment in America."
Since our story, the family, from
Glen Iris Close, has received several donations, including
£5,000 from Canterbury estate agents Godwin Curtis and £100 from a
former colleague of Miss Hyde’s.
And while she and Stella were in
the Whitefriars car park in Canterbury, a man who recognised them
from the photograph in the newspaper gave them £25.
Juliet Pospielovsky, who is helping
to co-ordinate the money-raising, said: "If lots of people just
gave £5 or £10 we could get Stella to the US."
To donate to the appeal,
visit the website at www.forstella.org or send cheques, made
payable to the 2Simple Trust, to 3-4 Sentinel Square, Brent Street,
London NW4 2EL.
Wednesday, January 06 2010
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