Live appeals - supporting a family affected by Neuroblastoma
How we offer help to families
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In response to this need, we offer grants to families (with parents/carers who are employed, self-employed and unemployed) across the UK and applications can be made to access help with the following:
● transport to and from hospital ● household utility bills ● mortgage ● rent ● food expenses in hospital ● hospital parking, toll, congestion charges ● loss of income from employment, self employment ● clothing ● furniture ● bedding |
Access our help by clicking on the buttons below. They will take you to forms that once submitted will be reviewed by our dedicated staff - asap.
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If you are in need of emotional support, you are not alone! Send an email or call Lisa Denison, who heads up this service. Alternatively, click on the emotional support button above and complete a form.
How you can help Mitchells Miracles live appeals
If financial support is something that you would like to explore, you can find out how to raise money for us on our support us page. Alternatively, you can make a direct financial contribution to a child currently undergoing treatment right on this page. Simply click on the red donate link under a child's image and you will be taken to their page. Or why not give us a call or drop us an email. We’d love to hear from you!
George Brown, 3yrs old, from Birmingham
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George was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma in April 2019, and is being treated at Birmingham children's hospital. George's parents were given the heart-breaking news of a third relapse which has really hit the family hard emotionally and financially. Scans and tests are still on going, to determine the best treatment plan.
How we’ve helped Mitchell’s Miracles is supporting George's family with ongoing emotional and financial support during this extremely difficult time. |
Kayla Buttle, 3yrs old, from Norwich
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Kayla was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma at the start of this summer, 2021. She has just completed the first course of chemotherapy called 70 days rapid cojac. Her stem cells have also been removed from her body, for harvest, which are the building blocks for her bone marrow to recover after such intense treatment. After she has received a high dose chemotherapy, they will be given back to her after. Following on from this, she will need further treatment, which will mean long stays in hospital.
How we’ve helped Mitchell’s Miracles is supporting Kayla’s with financial support for: travelling to Great Ormond Street hospital from Norwich, food costs in hospital, extra clothing and extra childcare for Kayla’s siblings. |
Xavion Blue-Michael, 1yrs old, from London
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Xavion was diagnosed with stage 2 at just 7 months old in November 2020. At Great Ormond Street Hospital he has endured chemotherapy and very complex surgery to remove the growing solid Neuroblastoma tumour which was compressing his spine. Xavion has been left with little movement in his legs due to the nerve damage caused by the compression and now receives physiotherapy at the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital for children who have spinal injury and he now needs to wear a spinal brace. How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles have provided two separate financial grants to his family to help with travel expenses as well as providing emotional support. |
Lucy Wright, 9yrs old, from Blackburn
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Lucy was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma in August 2018. She has undergone front-line treatment for the disease and recently received the MINIVan trial. She will now be enduring weekly check-ups and blood tests between Manchester and Southampton Hospital, which is a 240-mile round trip.
How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles was able to provide financial assistance and help her family with the costs of going to and from hospital. |
Harry Deeba, 2yrs old, from Norwich
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Harry was recently diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma. He is currently receiving hospital care at Addenbrookes Hospital. Harry's parents have a 70-mile round trip to the hospital which is having a negative impact on their income.
How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles was able to provide Harry’s family with a grant that meant the costs of going to and from hospital were paid for. |
Lincoln Melling, 5yrs old, from Liverpool
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Lincoln, was only 5 years old, when he was sent to Alder Hey children's hospital on the 13th of Feb 2019 with a lump in his tummy. He was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma and very quickly started his treatment of 70 days of chemotherapy, high dose chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy.
How we helped Mitchell’s Miracles was able to provide two separate grants to help with household utility bills and transport costs to and from hospital appointments. They responded to our help by saying, 'we can't thank the amazing work and contributions from Mitchell's Miracles. It was fantastic to hear from you today and we will keep you posted on Lincoln's progress and really can't thank you enough. My son will come out the other side’. |
Archie Wilks, 3yrs old, from Newport
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Archie was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma and is receiving hospital care at Addenbrookes Hospital. Due to the length of time he has had to spend in hospital, the emotional and financial impact on the family was heavy.
How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles was able to provide two seperate grants to help towards the parents’ loss of income and buy a single stroller so that they could travel around with Archie’s twin easier. |
Oscar Manktelow-Page, 18 months old, from Kent
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Oscar was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma in October 2018. We are delighted to announce that he is currently in remission, but still requires regular treatment of 3 monthly ultrasounds and 4 weekly steroids.
How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles was able to provide a grant to cover the costs of travel expenses to and from hospital appointments. |
Alfie Ward, 19 years old, from Southampton
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Alfie has battled with Neuroblastoma for most of his life. After suffering from another relapse, he will start the minivan trial at University College Hospital, London and Southampton hospital. His long battle with Neuroblastoma has been an immense battle for the whole family; mentally, physically, and financially. How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles has been able to offer a financial grant to help towards the travel costs to and from hospital appointments and clothing for Alfie. |
Ireland Banham, 18 months, from Ipswich
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Ireland was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma in July 2019 and treated at Addenbrookes children’s Hospital. Ireland endured front line treatment for approximately 18 months. In addition to the financial strain the Neuroblastoma diagnosis had incurred, Ireland’s mother moved home. This resulted in having to travel 60 miles to and from hospital stays.
How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles was able to support Ireland and her family with two separate financial grants to help with their travel to and from hospital. |
Henry Stone, 2yrs old, from Birmingham
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Henry was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma. He courageously endured all the front line treatment including high dose chemotherapy, stem cell rescue and immunotherapy. Henry spent a very long time in hospital fighting against Neuroblastoma. He is currently stable and under frequent check ups to monitor his progress.
How we’ve helped We have supported Henry and his family with two separate financial grants which helped cover their transport costs to and from hospital and food expenses. |
Audrina Hatton-Wright, 5yrs old, from Derby
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Audrina was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma in July 2018. She spent a lot of time in hospital receiving frontline treatment which included chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy. Audrina would like to one day work for NASA, absolutely loves Star Wars, and does a great Darth Vader impersonation! When her treatment finished she rang the bell in the hospital to celebrate this very special day. Her family are currently raising funds to take Audrina abroad for treatment to help prevent a relapse occurring.
How we’ve helped We supported Audrina’s family with a grant to help towards the travel costs to and from hospital. |
Maya Nash, 8yrs old, from Folkstone
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Maya was almost four when her family were given the devastating news that she had stage 5 Neuroblastoma Cancer. Over a 20-month period, Maya has been bravely battling this cancer. Her treatment includes having: ten cycles of chemotherapy, additional high-dose chemotherapy, a stem cell harvest and transplant, 100% surgical resection of the tumour in her left adrenal gland, radiotherapy, differentiation therapy and immunotherapy at The Royal Marsden Hospital. Doctors believe that there is no active disease present, but Maya’s future is uncertain and knowing how aggressive her cancer is, the family are not comfortable applying a “wait and see” approach.
How we’ve helped Mitchell’s Miracles proudly supported Maya’s family with two financial grants, which went towards the numerous expenses incurred throughout their journey. The family were struggling financially to the point where they were going to lose their house and our financial assistance eased some of their pressure. |
Harris Morrison, 6yrs old,
from Isle of Skye, Scotland |
Harris was diagnosed with stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma on July 2020. After taking their son to hospital for what they thought was constipation and trapped wind, it took months to receive the confirmation that their son had cancer. Harris is being treated at the Royal Aberdeen Hospital and Aberdeen has become their new home.
How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles have supported Harris’s family with emotional and financial support throughout their journey. For 6 months, they received a monthly financial grant to help cover the costs of living away from home and buying essentials in their rented accommodation. |
Isla Caton, 6yrs old, from Hornchurch, Essex
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Before Isla was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma cancer, her parents took her to their GP at least 20 times before finally being referred for tests. During this period, she had suffered from weight loss, loss of appetite and general feelings of being unwell. She received frontline treatment at great Ormond Street hospital for 4 years, but the cancer progressed. As a result, her parents took her to Barcelona to try a new trial of treatment which worked for a short while. Isla is now back in the UK, hoping to get her disease under control and return to Barcelona for further treatment.
How we’ve helped Mitchell's Miracles were able to support Islas family with two separate grants that helped with the impact of living abroad for so long; as well as transport costs to and from hospital appointments. |
Local areas covered include:
childrens charity romford | childrens charity cranham | childrens charity upminster | childrens charity elm park | childrens charity gidea park | childrens charity harold wood | childrens charity havering atte-bower | childrens charity noak hill | childrens charity north ockendon
childrens charity romford | childrens charity cranham | childrens charity upminster | childrens charity elm park | childrens charity gidea park | childrens charity harold wood | childrens charity havering atte-bower | childrens charity noak hill | childrens charity north ockendon
