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Families Against Neuroblastoma ...
Hello and Welcome from FAN Jack Ford
The Jack Ford Memorial Fund
For 3 years Jack was developing well, he talked early, walked by the time he was 1, potty trained by the time he was 2. When Jack was 1, I fell pregnant again with Charlie. He was born 2 weeks after Jacks 2nd birthday. Jack bonded with Charlie & when he was born he showed such love & affection for his baby brother it melted my heart.
In June 2000, Jack started to change, he was withdrawn, no longer playing happily in the garden with Charlie. We realised there was something serious behind his behaviour. Jack began getting pains in his hips & legs & we repeatedly took him to the GP & A&E. We were told it was growing pains, attention seeking behaviout. The pains progressively got worse, until the point where he would scream & not be able to stand let alone walk.
The doctors kept saying there was nothing wrong with his legs. After 5 months Jack was admitted to hopsital for tests. Exactly 2 days after Charlie's 1st birthday Jack had an ultrasound scan of his abdomen. We were given the diagnosis on October 18th. Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, a tumour the size of a football & every bone in his little body was riddled wtih cancer.
After the intensive treatment & all that goes with it, Jack was declared NED in the summer of 2001. He started nursery & did very well. He loved life, was full of energy, climbing & jumping off the top of his climbing frame in the garden, pretending to be Buzz Lightyear, shouting "to infinity & beyond"!
At Easter 2002, Jack had chickenpox & was admitted to hospital. At the end of the school term he developed pneumonia & I feared the worst. He began getting bad headaches, was tired. During the summer holiday we had to face the awful truth, our baby had relapsed. We had a holiday booked & our consultant told us to go. Despite his agony, Jack managed to sit on a horse, something he'd always wanted to do. He also swam alone in the hotel pool, another one of his ambitions fulfilled.
We celebrated Jack's 5th birthday on Tuesday 17th September as we knew how quickly he was deteriorating & being strong enough on Sunday 22nd seemed unlikely. I held his had as his heart stopped beating at 12.45 am on Monday 23rd September 2002.
Charlie is 11 now, he has a beautiful 4 year old sister. She was due on Jack's birthday, but born on 26th September 2006. She is perfect in every way, with the most beautiful blue eyes I'd seen before. Charlie bonded with Olivia like Jack had bonded with him & since she was born he shows such love & affection for his sister it melts my heart. Charlie's wounds are still healing, he still asks for Jack, still blows kisses to the sky, still calls his name in his sleep. Nothing will replace what we lost, but having Olivia has given us so much. They both have a special guardian angel. We never really lost Jack, he is with us everyday. Always in our thoughts, forever in our hearts "to infinity & beyond".
It is our wish to honour Jack by creating a fund in his name that will be used to help other children & their families fighting Neuroblastoma. You can help us by making a donation to Jack's fund or by becoming part of Team Jack Ford & registering an event of your own, or taking part in an event already planned. By doing this you will also be helping us to pay tribute to & celebrate the life of our amazing littel boy.
Or you can donate directly to the Natwest bank, account number: 88715833 Sort Code: 55-81-28.
For further details on ways to donate please visit www.familiesagainstneuroblastoma.org.
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Team Jack Ford
About Families Against Neuroblastoma (FAN)
FAN needs your support in many ways. Donations made to FAN will primarily be used to directly support our families. It will help provide the children with days out, wish experiences, and other things that are all intended to boost moral and put a smile on everyone's face. We firmly believe this can help make a positive impact on the success of the child's treatment. Unfortunately, not all our children will survive, and therefor it is vitally important that we can help pack as much fun into their short lives as we possible can, and leave the family with precious memories to cherish after they have gone.
A donation to a child's individual appeal will be held for the sole use of that child for treatment or for quality of life. These appeals often have a very high target due to the enormity of the medical expenses, and are therefor dependant on the generosity of donations from the general public. This really can mean the difference between life and death. Should the child no longer need the money raised in their name, funds will either become available to other children within the charity, moved to our emergency fund, donated to Neuroblastoma research, donated to our general fund, or a combination of all four, as agreed with the family.
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