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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle ready for her formal. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_011
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle in hospital. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle doing the rickshaw challenge. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_015
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle doing the rickshaw challenge. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_016
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle at Children in Need. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to t
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_012
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_008
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle and Robert outside the BBC. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her do
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_018
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_013
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_007
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_001
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_009
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle and her brother Carter before the illness. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_017
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her, Robert sai
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_003
SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Robert donating his stem cells. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down
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Robert and Adelle at Children in Need. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat he
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Robert and Adelle. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her
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Robert after his transplant. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to
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Adelle at Children in Need. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to t
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Isla was just two when she was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the
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Isla was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in October 2019. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the foll
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Amanda Hussey's daughter Isla was diagnosed with childhood leukaemia. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the follo
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Isla, pictured in hospital. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the following Tuesday, she took Isla to see the GP.
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Amanda Hussey, Dale Chapman and children Isla and Caben. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the following Tuesday,
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Amanda and daughter Isla in hospital. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the following Tuesday, she took Isla to s
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Isla's first round of chemotherapy killed her cancer cells. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the following Tuesd
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The family were able to stay in accommodation provided by children's charity CLIC Sargent. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became
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At one point Amanda was not even allowed to speak around her daughter as her voice would cause sedated Isla to pull out her tubes. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral
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Isla was taken by ambulance to Bristol Royal Children's Hospital where she was put into intensive care. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass,
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Isla’s problems first came to light in October 2019 when she woke up with swollen lips. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became wo
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Ella on the six-hour hike in Colombia (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for
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Ella doing some crafts to keep busy while in hospital (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she re
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Ella baking a cake for her mum while in hospital (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returne
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Ella on her graduation day (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella now (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter holidays and felt
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Ella now (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter holidays and felt
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Amanda Hussey (left) with fiance Dale, daughter Isla and son Caben. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the followi
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella on a rare day out of hospital (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the
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Ella's radiotherapy headmask (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easte
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SCHICKSALE - Leukämie krankes Mädchen und ihre Mutter wünschen sich nichts sehnlicher als ein frohes Weihnachtsfest
Amanda said when Isla is healthy "all she wants to do is play". PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the following T
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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella with a 100 stories book she features in about people with cancer (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella getting her cells harvested for CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she ret
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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella with her immunotherapy drug bag (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for t
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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella in hospital (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter holidays a
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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella recovering back home (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter h
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SCHICKSALE - Leukämie krankes Mädchen und ihre Mutter wünschen sich nichts sehnlicher als ein frohes Weihnachtsfest
Dad Dale with fiancee Amanda and children Isla and Caben. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum of cancer-stricken tot set for a magical Christmas against the odds as
her girl finally comes home from hospital - despite two bone marrow donors
pulling out at the eleventh hour
By Susan Clark and Anders Anglesey, PA Real Life
A mum who described her screams of raw grief when her little girl was diagnosed with
leukaemia is determined that this Christmas will signal a new and happy chapter for her
family, as they celebrate the festivities at home.
When Amanda Hussey, 28, and her fiancé, Dale Chapman, 29, were told in October 2019
that their daughter, Isla, had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) their whole world came
crashing down.
But, after months of virtually living in hospital and nail-biting worry while she waited for
transplant surgery, she is back home in Plymouth, Devon and will turn four this week
before enjoying an intimate Christmas dinner with her mum, carpenter dad and brother,
Caben, two.
Amanda, who spent 10 years in the RAF but is now a part-time beautician, said: Im
looking forward to waking up in our own home on December 25.
I cant wait to see how excited the kids get when they realise Santa has been and then
cooking a Christmas dinner for the four of us.
This time last year, the family was struggling through a nightmare, after Isla was
diagnosed with AML.
A cancer of the white blood cells, it is so rare that, according to Cancer Research UK,
only about 3,000 people are diagnosed annually in the UK, less than 100 of whom are
children.
Amanda said: When we were given the diagnosis, I was thinking, Im going to lose my
child, but how can a two-year-old get cancer?'
Islas problems first came to light on Sunday, October 6, 2019, when she woke up with
swollen lips and was not her normal energetic self.
Calling her local doctors service, Amanda was told it was most likely a viral infection that
would pass, but it became worse and, the following Tuesday
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