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| My Story Early last September When I was not quite two years old, My mummy told my daddy She thought my eye was glowing gold. My daddy thought it very odd - He never saw it in the light, But on my birthday in November He saw it clearly shining white. We went to see the doctor Who said I’d be just fine. Perhaps it was infected This funny eye of mine. He gave my mum some medicine But the glow grew only bigger, At New Year we saw the herbalist He said “Wash the eye with vinegar”. Mum screamed “No, we’ll find a way To see an optomologist”. They feared the cost, but love me so - To save money, daily meals they missed. We took a crowded clanking bus, To the city far away. Mummy had never been there Before that Valentine day. The doctor looked inside my eye. He did lots of different tests. When he said my eye had cancer, My mummy simply wept. She never thought that cancer Could be growing in my eye. She was frightened of the treatment And terrified I’d die. The doctor told my mummy The only way to save my life Would be to take my eye away - The telling cut her like a knife. My mum and dad were very scared. They couldn’t give consent. They imagined me with just one eye, And all the things that meant. People here don’t understand. They think such children cursed. My parents prayed for another way, But they always put me first. The doctor sent my mummy To a special charity - Daisy’s Eye Cancer Fund Helps children just like me. There my mum had time to talk With folks who understand, Who explain and answer questions. They let her cry and held her hand. They patiently supported her Through her broken heart’s debate. They encouraged her to trust And let the doctor operate. Time was running out for me - If the cancer escaped my eye, I’d need intensive costly chemo And would more than likely die. Daddy came to join us On our second week in town. I’ve never seen him cry before - He looked so beaten down. My mum and dad were so distraught But together we were brave. We went back to see the doctor, And vital consent they gave. At the hospital I had a nurse Who helped chase my fears away. Daisy Fund had trained her In special “child life” play. She let me play with the sleepy mask And “took blood” from my cloth doll’s arm. I blew bubbles when the needles hurt, To help me stay very calm. Two days later - March the 1st, I had my operation. The doctor took away my eye, He said that was my salvation. Now I have a “pink eye” - It looks a little strange, But soon I’ll get a painted eye Which seems a fair exchange. Daisy Fund set up a lab Where clever doctors examined my eye They found the cancer has not spread. Now it’s tears of joy we cry. When my parents first heard “cancer” They thought all hope was gone, But now they are ecstatic Because the battle has been won. Because of care from Daisy Fund, Hope for mummy, daddy and me, Because of your donations I’m alive and cancer free! |
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| How Your Donation Helps We are dedicated to promoting the complete wellbeing of families around the world whose children are fighting retinoblastoma. We focus on building sustainable retinoblastoma programs that challenge high death rates in the developing countries. We believe lives can and will be saved by increasing access to existing treatments, We believe it is possible to achieve equal access to essential life and sight-saving care for all children with retinoblastoma. 92% of children with eye cancer live in developing nations. Protecting their lives and creating lasting hope should be a humanitarian priority. Please help us bring hope and life-saving opportunity to the world’s youngest and most vulnerable cancer warriors. Make a donation to Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund today and light up the future for equal retinoblastoma care worldwide. £10 / US15 will fund printing of 100 awareness posters - awareness is critical to educating parents about white pupil as an early sign of retinoblastoma. £20 / US$30 will fund a program manager for one day. The program manager is key to developing inclusive long-term sustainable care. £50 / US$75 will fund a doctor / nurse / parent to attend a child life training course, giving them the skills to effectively support children through the trauma of cancer treatment. £100 / US$150 will fund eye removal surgery to protect a child's life. This includes travel to hospital, inpatient stay, surgery and vital pathology. £200 / US$300 will fund a doctor / nurse / parent to attend an annual 3-day meeting that enables development of a comprehensive national program for sustainable, locally funded care. £500 / US$750 will fund all office costs and day-to-day program building activities in a developing countrry for onw week. £1,500 / US$2,260 will fund palliative chemotherapy and pain medications to give a child comfort and dignity when their life cannot be saved. £2,500 / US$3,760 will fund a course of chemotherapy and laser/cryotherapy for a child whose eye / sight can be saved, or chemotherapy for a child who is at high risk of the cancer returning after an eye has been removed. For more information on where your money goes, please visit |
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