SUPPORTERS of a Selby boy who died after a year-long battle with a childhood cancer have been urged to help raise awareness of the disease, after raising thousands of pounds to try to help him.
Thomas Cammack, four, lost his fight against neuroblastoma in April, despite gruelling treatment and surgery to remove a tumour on his brain.
Thomas appeared to be recovering well, but only days later, an MRI scan found five new tumours on his brain, and he spent his final week with his family on a series of days out around the region before he died at home on April 18.
Last week, Thomas’ mother Toni Wood urged people on the Thomas Cammack Appeal’s Facebook page to help spread awareness of the disease. She said: “I haven’t been posting very much lately, for obvious reasons, but this week is international neuroblastoma awareness week so I will be posting again more frequently. You were all so supportive of Thomas when was fighting for his life, please support his memory by doing your bit to spread awareness.”
The family spent months trying to raise £500,000 for treatment in America, and the Thomas Cammack Appeal is set to continue as a legacy to the brave four-year-old, and also as a support to other families dealing with the disease.
Visitors to the site are urged to get involved with fundraising for Oliver Field, a one-year-old from Dalton, West Yorkshire, 21-month-old Jaiden Worrall, from Pontefract, and five-year-old Harvey Hext, from Bristol, who have all been diagnosed with neuroblastoma.
Hundreds of people filled Selby Abbey to say their final goodbyes to Thomas at the end of April, and were asked to leave donations instead of flowers at the service, to be split between the appeal and Candlelighters, with a recent post on the Facebook page announcing: “We wanted to thank everyone who stood alongside us on that day, not only for showing your love and support for Thomas but also for raising £2,000 through the collection.”
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