Emily Avellana

[p]On the 26th of February last year our 7 year old daughter Emily Brown lost her two year battle with Acute lymphoblastic Lymphoma, with a relapse to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Finally after her bone marrow transplant, she also suffered for 5 months with Adino Virus (cold virus) and possibly HLH (Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis). She eventually died of multiple organ failure after a contracting a type of Pneumonia. [/p][p]Emily was a bubbly vibrant, dancing, singing, butterfly and rainbow loving little girl who bravely and stoically faced her gruelling treatment, we are all so,so proud of her and absolutely devastated by this loss. [/p][p]From the outset we were appalled by the armoury of drugs used on Emily, and their short and long term side effects. Research into cancers is at a threshold with moves towards less impactful and more specific treatments both pharmaceutical and biotechnologically.[/p][p]Emily was a generous soul and raised money herself for various cancer charities. [/p][p]Over the last two years we have already raised over £20,000 for Bloodwise. This year we would like to also support the bereavement charity Mosaic, which has helped, and continues to help, her school friends , staff and Owen to deal with her death. [/p][p]So Clare Hewitt and Sharon Carter have completed the Paris Marathon and we've all now done the Blenheim Triathlon. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support however you have helped, our fundraiser on the 24th may raised an astonishing £2000! over the summer we will be competing in several other events and are looking forward to further challenges to reach this years target, if you would like to get involved please contact me through facebook.[/p][p]Lets smash last years target![/p][p]Please give generously and share this site widely.[/p][p]Thank you ❤?🌈🦋[/p][p]Anthony, Clair & Owen Brown [/p][p][br][/p]