Ava is sitting in her wheelchair in a park. In the background there is a small river protected by a black metal fence, and on the other side of the river there are three dinosaur statues. It's a bright winter day and Ava is wearing a pink and white blanket on her legs, a green jacket, purple beanie hat and a pair of light blue earmuffs.

Ava's Stars

This fund was created to support Young Lives vs Cancer.

Ava's Stars Team is going to take part in a number of running and swimming events in support of Ava Fuller.

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Ava's Story

In September 2023, at 5 years old, our eldest daughter Ava was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) and there, in A&E in the middle of the night, one word changed our lives in an instant. Cancer.


In the hours, days, weeks and now months since, we’ve experienced the very best of humanity. Words cannot describe how grateful we are to our family and friends,the amazing NHS teams at the Royal Marsden, St George’s and King’s College Hospital, and the community nurses from the Evelina. Ava has undergone months of intensive treatment, including chemotherapy, blood transfusions and lumbar punctures. Thankfully, Ava’s cancer is now in remission, but her treatment will continue until October 2025.

Ava dressed as a ballerina (pink ballet shoes and blue ballerina dress) is bowing with her eyes closed.

Young Lives Versus Cancer have been there for us from the very start of Ava’s treatment. They’ve provided emotional support, practical advice and resources. From regular phone calls to check in on our wellbeing, to financial advice when one of us had to stop working, and information packs for Ava’s teachers when she returnedto school, Young Lives Versus Cancer has helped us and thousands of other families navigate the cruel and challenging world of cancer. 

 

To show our gratitude for the assistance Young Lives Versus Cancer has given us, we want to help raise awareness of the invaluable work the charity does for children, young people and their families when cancer invades their lives. So, inspired by Ava’s determination and resilience, we’ll be raising money for Young Lives Versus Cancer through sponsored running and swimming events over the coming months. We hope you can join us in supporting this charity’s work.


Claire-Frances and Mark Fuller 

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