A young dad with terminal cancer has created a bucket list to make special memories with his family after he stopped his chemotherapy treatment.
17.12.2022 - 08:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The mum of a brave Scots girl who was born with a rare genetic disease has raised over £4,000 to thank hero medics despite her own serious health battles.
Quinn Harrison, from Edinburgh, has Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome - where both internal and external parts of the body can grow too quickly. The condition makes children more susceptible to tumours and kidney abnormalities, and at just five-years-old she was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year.
The youngster spent Christmas in hospital undergoing chemotherapy so mum Samantha recently completed a triathlon to help give back to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) and help other families over the festive period.
Samantha raised £4,182 for the Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity (ECHC) - despite also being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and hydrocephalus on the brain last year, as she now awaits major surgery. She said: "These last two years have been the hardest of our lives and have had a major impact on my family.
"We were at RHCYP for a routine scan of Quinn’s organs when her consultant discovered a growth on her right kidney. After nine hours of tests we were told that it was cancer.
"We were completely blindsided. Quinn started chemotherapy six days later. We spent the next few months in and out of hospital as doctors tried to save her kidney but unfortunately, chemotherapy didn't shrink the tumour the way they had hoped.
"We had always been told that Quinn’s left kidney was affected by Beckwith Wiedemann so taking out the ‘healthy’ one with the tumour was even more concerning – but they couldn’t wait any longer and risk the cancer spreading; so eventually, her whole right kidney was removed.
"Quinn battled numerous infections and fevers during her
A young dad with terminal cancer has created a bucket list to make special memories with his family after he stopped his chemotherapy treatment.
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