Samantha was only three when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. This brave little girl has undergone endless hospital stays, regular lumbar punctures, chemotherapy and its gruelling side effects, radiation treatment and a bone marrow transplant. She also knows what it’s like to spend Christmas in hospital, to be in isolation for weeks at a time, and not to be able to play with other children.
It's been a year since her life-saving bone marrow transplant and is progressing well.
“Samantha is finally able to live a little girl’s life again,” her mum Gayle said.
“She has started going to school three times a week, playing with her friends and just being able to rejoin the community. She even asked me why she hasn’t started tennis again yet!
“I would like to thank all the hospital staff in the oncology wards for the outstanding care and support they have given us for so many years. I never thought cancer would touch my family, but it did, and the Royal Children’s Hospital has made all the difference.
“Life is worth living and worth fighting for, not just for my daughter, but for every sick child.”
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