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Melanie Bonn

A year without Lily, mum marks anniversary of Perth teen's passing

Hundreds of people reached out with love on January 23, a year since the passing of the exceptional Perth teenager, Lily Douglas.

In that time around £15,000 has been donated to a charity fund set up in the young dancer’s name. It is mum Jane’s goal to fundraise and eventually use Lily’s Legacy to buy a property on Loch Tay that can be used to give sick children and their families respite breaks.

Lily was diagnosed in 2017 when she was just nine with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare bone cancer that particularly strikes young people.

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