Published: 02/09/2010 07:56 -
Updated: 02/09/2010 08:05
THE family of a brave Harlow girl who recently won her hard-fought battle against a rare form of cancer has celebrated the news that she has been given the all-clear with a trip to Disneyland Paris.
Maisie Weir (5) was diagnosed with having an aggressive Rhabdoid tumour in her neck last June. The growth is a rare form of kidney and brain cancer affecting children.
Maisie Weir (5) was diagnosed with having an aggressive Rhabdoid tumour in her neck last June. The growth is a rare form of kidney and brain cancer affecting children.
Her parents – Matt and Julia Weir, of Fold Croft – were told by doctors that their daughter had just a one-in-four chance of survival.
But as reported in the Star in June, Maisie made a remarkable recovery following intensive courses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She was given the all-clear by doctors following an MRI scan, finally bringing to an end a year of heartache for the family.
And after approaches from community nurses, wish-granting children’s charity Starlight offered Matt, Julia, Maisie and her sister Charley-Ann (6) a dream trip to Disneyland Paris in France.
Julia said: “It’s been a long old time since she first became poorly and to go away as a family and have lots of fun together has done us all the world of good.
“I can’t thank Starlight enough. We had an absolutely fantastic time and Maisie just didn’t ever want to leave. She loved it so much there that she still talks about it as My Disneyland!”
During the trip the family stayed at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge, a mountain lodge-themed hotel inspired by America's national parks. As well as enjoying the fun of the theme park, Maisie and Charley-Ann met Disney characters including Pinocchio, Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Tigger from Winnie the Pooh.
Starlight Children’s Foundation is a wish-granting charity for children with serious and terminal illnesses.
The charity’s ethos is that happy children respond better to treatment and Starlight helps children to forget about their illness and have some fun.
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