A family from Ditchling are raising funds for their nephew '˜Mighty Magnus' who is battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer

The family of a little boy with life threatening cancer are holding a coffee morning and open garden to raise money for his treatment.
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Mighty Magnus is fighting a rare life-threatening cancer SUS-181008-145655001

Sylvia and Gordon Bain from Ditchling are hoping to raise funds for their six-year-old great nephew ‘Mighty Magnus’ who is receiving complex treatment for a rare and aggressive life threatening childhood cancer called Neuroblastoma.

The couple are opening the doors to their home, 58 East End Lane, Ditchling, BN6 8UR on Saturday September 1 at 10am.

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There will be bric-a-brac, gifts, plants and produce, home-made cakes and a raffle, as well as coffee and biscuits and a chance to look round the pretty garden.

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Might Magnus with his family SUS-180813-101749001

Mrs Bain said: “The money raised will go towards non-NHS treatment.

“Magnus has had major surgery and chemotherapy since being diagnosed in January with a stage four neuroblastoma and he will shortly end his NHS treatment.”

Magnus’s family is very thankful for the excellent NHS care he has received but, without further treatment such as a new gene therapy now available in the United States, Magnus has only a 30 to 35 per cent chance of survival because this cancer usually recurs within five years.

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‘Mighty Magnus’ as he has come to be known, has been placed on the standard treatment protocol.

The brave boy from Brixworth village in Northamptonshire is undergoing a punishing, prolonged course of treatment over approximately one year with many different aspects, including chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy and stem cell replacement.

It is a challenging illness to treat and due to the risk of relapse Magnus will require constant monitoring in the years following the initial treatment protocol.

The family have raised more than £40,000 so far with a target of £150,000. Approximately 100 children in the UK will be diagnosed with Neuroblastoma every year.

Those wishing to make a donation can send it to www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/magnusfund.

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