4-year-old boy with uncommon most cancers desperately wants £250k for drug trial
The household of a four-year-old boy is battling to lift £250,000 to assist him in his determined battle with a uncommon most cancers.
Calum Rae’s household says an costly American drug trial will assist the younger boy combat off an aggressive neuroblastoma cancer, which has a five-year survival price of fifty p.c.
Little Calum’s mum Victoria McDonald and pop Andrew Rae hope the therapy will give them a bit extra time with their son, the Daily Record stories.
Calum was first recognized in March and has to date fought by seven cycles of chemotherapy.
But he nonetheless has a stem cell transplant and 4 weeks of radiotherapy left to endure.
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Speaking to the Record, Andrew, 35, from Ayrshire stated: “We have to be strong, we have to keep fighting for Calum and we are doing everything we can to help save our little boy. We just need some help.”
Victoria, 33, stated: “When they told us Calum had cancer, we just crumbled. Our whole world just stopped.
“The very first thing that goes by your head is, ‘is he going to die? He’s solely 4. Are we going to lose our boy?’
“It was total panic. Seeing him, you just wish it wasn’t real. There are times I just sit and cry and pray it’s been a mistake but this is our reality.”
She added: “This cancer is so aggressive they don’t even call it being in remission because it is so likely to come back.”
Calum’s battle with most cancers stretches again to January, when the younger boy caught chickenpox.
But when his signs did not subside, his GP advised it may very well be a post-viral an infection linked to shingles.
He was later despatched for an MRI scan as his situation saved getting worse. The scan revealed he had a neuroblastoma near his spinal wire.
When Calum finishes his therapy in Glasgow, docs will then determine on surgical procedure to take away the tumour. If surgical procedure is given the go-ahead, he may very well be thought-about for the American trial.
Victoria stated: “He’s very strong willed and determined and the nurses say that will stand him in good stead as he goes through this. He isn’t going to just take this, he is going to give this a good go.”
The Rae household has already raised £66,506 towards their £250,000 goal on Just Giving, however are nonetheless a good distance off getting Calum the therapy he wants.
To donate to the fundraising marketing campaign for Calum, go to www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/calumourraeofsunshine