Teddy's campaign

Teddy is a four-year-old from West Sussex who is obsessed with anything to do with trains! In July 2022, Teddy was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma.

Fundraising total£244,613.12

Teddy loves riding trains, going to the station to see the trains, playing with his train set, and watching Thomas and Friends. He is a very funny and clever little boy and is always known by the nurses and doctors for being chatty and singing the Thomas theme tune! 

In July 2022, Teddy was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer that has a 40-50% chance of long-term survival at diagnosis. 

His parents, Katherine and Alastair, are fundraising for potentially lifesaving treatment not available through the NHS, either to get their son into remission or to try and keep the cancer away if his frontline treatment goes to plan. This could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Follow Teddy's story on social media.

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A donation to Teddy’s campaign could help him access potentially life-saving treatment, either to get him into remission or to try and keep the cancer away if frontline treatment goes to plan.

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Teddy’s story 

In June 2022, Teddy had just turned three and had become a big brother to baby Rupert. Throughout the summer, the family made multiple trips to the GP with Teddy due to fevers, discomfort and crying at night - first, it was tonsillitis, then an ear infection, which both cleared up with antibiotics. He was lethargic and had a low appetite but that wasn't unexpected given the infections. Then on 26th June, Teddy said 'my sides hurt' for the first time. 

The next day, Katherine took him to the doctor, who examined him thoroughly and was happy with his condition. Afterwards, Teddy spent hours running around and playing at soft play like every other child. During the night, he cried continuously whilst his mum held him and moaned 'mummy I'm tired, mummy it hurts'. His mum knew something was very wrong.  

Alastair took him to the hospital the next morning – he was admitted with suspected appendicitis but discharged the next day. A few days later though the pain came back, and he was once again admitted after going to A&E. After a few days, because his infection markers were rising but no source of infection had been found, he was given an ultrasound. 

"A consultant walked into the room and whispered to the ultrasound tech 'where did you see the mass?' and my heart stopped. The next day he had blood tests and an MRI, and we were told our precious boy had a type of cancer called neuroblastoma and our world shattered. That night I cried so hard I thought my heart would break in two."

Teddy’s mum, Katherine

Treatment so far 

The next weeks were a blur of biopsies, scans and blood tests. Teddy's parents were told that his neuroblastoma was metastatic high-risk, with only a 40% chance of survival at diagnosis. Teddy and Alastair spent nearly five weeks moving between three hospitals, while Kat bounced between various hospital accommodations and home with their four-month-old before Teddy was finally discharged after his first round of induction chemotherapy.  

Since diagnosis, Teddy has had a central line fitted, a biopsy, multiple general anaesthetics for bone marrow aspirates and scans, 14 NG tube insertions, six gruelling rounds of induction chemotherapy and multiple admissions to his local hospital for fevers. He was also randomised on a trial to receive a tandem transplant, which meant he had two stem cell harvests, two rounds of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplants. The trial that he’s on also means he has been randomised to receive additional radiotherapy to his primary tumour, which couldn't be removed with surgery due to its position, so he'll have 20 days of radiotherapy instead of 12.  

After this, surgery will be reviewed again, and Teddy will complete his frontline treatment with six months of immunotherapy.  

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Funds raised will go towards helping Teddy and his family. If Teddy no longer needs the funds or is in remission five years post the end of successful treatment, the funds will be used to support other children and families affected by neuroblastoma through our activities. For children with high-risk neuroblastoma, like Teddy, the survival rate is much lower than other childhood cancers. Upon relapse, this rate reduces even further.

Donations and comments

Roberta Dayrell£10.00

Donated on: 6th December 2023

Anonymous

Donated on: 4th December 2023

Sarah-Jane Rogers

Donated on: 4th December 2023

Still in my thoughts every day, brave Teddy

Michelle Hackett£36.80

Donated on: 3rd December 2023

Funds raised at Boxgrove Christmas Fair

Anonymous

Donated on: 3rd December 2023

Hope you avoid all injuries and succeed. Love you.xx

Charlotte Watson

Donated on: 3rd December 2023

Whole of Hassock is behind you Teddy

Lucy Taylor£284.04

Donated on: 27th November 2023

Funds raised at the Festive Fair and St Richard’s Church Christmas Craft Fair

stacey rose£50.00

Donated on: 27th November 2023

Xx

Nigel Purkiss

Donated on: 27th November 2023

Michelle Hackett£371.00

Donated on: 26th November 2023

Funds raised at Festive Fair and Toy Fair

Anonymous£25.00

Donated on: 24th November 2023

Thank you Hassocks Craft Club! (Table fee and extra donation)

Holly Murray£25.20

Donated on: 24th November 2023

Hope everything goes really well for you all, especially Teddy

Michelle Hackett£100.00

Donated on: 23rd November 2023

Donation from Harry's nan :)

Michelle Hackett£284.71

Donated on: 23rd November 2023

Funds raised by BN6 Taproom through their charity pot, donation and raffle.

Anonymous£48.25

Donated on: 22nd November 2023

Victoria Philpott£8.00

Donated on: 22nd November 2023

Anonymous£181.00

Donated on: 19th November 2023

Nigel Purkiss

Donated on: 19th November 2023

Nigel Purkiss

Anonymous

Donated on: 19th November 2023

Fleur Lane£20.00

Donated on: 18th November 2023

Angela Ross Ross

Donated on: 17th November 2023

Georgina Lowe£10.00

Donated on: 16th November 2023

I really hope you make enough to do all the singing that you want! ❤️

Manual adjustment from Solving Kids' Cancer UK£2,350.84

Donated on: 16th November 2023

Anonymous£5.00

Donated on: 16th November 2023

Jessica Llinares£20.00

Donated on: 14th November 2023

Chikai shop stall at Adastra Hall Market!

Trudie Thomas£20.00

Donated on: 14th November 2023

Good luck Ric x

Ailsa Stuart

Donated on: 14th November 2023

louise brown£5.00

Donated on: 13th November 2023

Hope this helps a bit. Henry

Anonymous

Donated on: 13th November 2023

Sally Lambert

Donated on: 13th November 2023