We raised £30,000 for a little girl with terminal brain cancer so she can fulfil her bucket list dreams.
With the help of our fantastic community of Rev Heads – Amber Sheehy has been able to go on lots of adventures, ride in Lamborghini’s (thanks to Roy Humphries Prestige Cars who laid the day on for free) and enjoy life to the full.
FULL STORY:
THIS IS THE STORY OF OUR LITTLE WARRIOR DAUGHTER AMBER.
WHEN AMBER WAS 5 YEARS OLD SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MEDULLOBLASTOMA CANCEROUS BRAIN TUMOUR WHICH QUICKLY LEAD TO A FULL DAY OPERATION TO REMOVE THE TUMOUR.
SHE CONTRACTED MENINGITIS FOLLOWING THE OPERATION WHICH LEFT HER UNABLE TO OPEN HER EYES OR WALK FOR SOME TIME.
SHE THEN WENT ON TO RECEIVE PROTON BEAM THERAPY IN GERMANY PROVIDED BY THE AMAZING NHS AND THEN ONCE HOME SHE WENT THROUGH MONTHS OF CHEMOTHERAPY.
AS A FAMILY WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN THROUGH THE WORST UNTIL HER LATEST MRI SCAN SHOWED A NEW BRAIN TUMOUR THAT WE WERE TOLD WAS INOPERABLE AND THAT WE SHOULD BEGIN MAKING MEMORIES WITH HER ALONG WITH HER BROTHERS MAX & HAYDEN.
NOW UNDER THE CARE OF THE EAST ANGLIAN CHILDREN’S HOSPICE EACH, WE AIM TO PROVIDE HER WITH A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES IN THE TIME WE HAVE LEFT, WHICH IS QUITE SOME FEAT.
AMBER IS BEGINNING TO DISPLAY SYMPTOMS WHICH WILL BE MANAGED AS THEY PROGRESS BUT WE AS A FAMILY WITH OUR AMAZING SUPPORT NETWORK ARE TRYING TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN AND FUNDS ARE RUNNING LOW.
AMBER KNOWS SHE HAS ANOTHER TUMOUR AND THAT’S ALL AN 8 YEAR OLD NEEDS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW. WHILE SHE HAS GOOD DAYS, WE ALLOW HER TO BE A SLIGHTLY SPOILT 8 YEAR OLD GIRL AND ENJOY LIFE, BUT SHE HAS BAD DAYS TOO AND SO MAKING THE MOST OF THE GOOD DAYS IS SO CRUCIAL.
WE ARE GETTING IDEAS ON WHAT AMBER REALLY WISHES TO DO WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT WHY TOO MUCH, SHE HAS TOLD US ABOUT HER DREAMS OF GOING IN A LAMBORGHINI, FLYING IN A HELICOPTER, BARBIE’S, DAYS OUT AND MAKEUP & HAIR (ESPECIALLY AS IT HAS ALL JUST GROWN BACK) JUST TO LIST A FEW FROM THE EVER GROWING LIST.
AMBER IS A HAPPY, SMILING AND FUN LOVING LITTLE GIRL BUT UNFORTUNATELY A SIDE EFFECT OF HER ILLNESS IS A CHANGE IN MOOD AND EMOTION WHICH CAN MAKE LIFE HARD FOR US ALL AND FOR HER TO UNDERSTAND QUITE WHY SHE FEELS THAT WAY.
Draw conducted (AUTO) at 1:01PM, 1st September 2022
