Bubble Trouble

Not everyone has an easy bubble to live in during this pandemic.

Julie (26 years, two-times-cancer-surviver) miraculously fell pregnant naturally to her husband Liam (26 years, who lives with Lupus, an auto-immune disease) after both of them had undergone chemotherapy and Julie had had radiation, so this baby is a total miracle.

Tragically when Julie was three months pregnant she was re-diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma - an aggressive bone cancer. In mid September Julie was hospitalised and the neurosurgeon removed the majority of the tumour but had to leave some as it was tangled within the spinal cord which left her in a wheelchair.

The doctors delivered little baby Arlo very early at 27 weeks (weighing 2 pounds), so that Julie could start chemotherapy, which meant his first four months of life were spent in NICU.

He was born perfectly healthy and breathing on his own (what a fighter!) but needed a lot of support.

Sadly Julie's terminal cancer then spread to the brain and the tumours recently doubled in size, meaning that treatment stopped and Julie was transferred to palliative care near the end of level 4 lockdown.

Just last week the new family was reunited, as her husband Liam and son Arlo were not allowed into hospital to be with Julie due to the Covid 19 restrictions. They are currently all together in their bubble.

Despite the fact that baby Arlo's mamma has been given less than a fortnight to live, the little family plan to move into their new wheelchair accessible property together on 6th May that was bought in preparation for Arlo's release from hospital with the help of relatives.

This fund is to help give baby Arlo the best possible start in life and provide financial support for this amazing young family as they face the changes and challenges that lie ahead.

Let's give Julie some peace of mind that we have wrapped a cloak of financial support around little Arlo and his dad Liam, as he embarks on the journey of fatherhood being a stay-at-home dad.