A heartbroken mum and dad have been told by doctors to make as many memories as possible with their one-year-old daughter after she was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Faith was first diagnosed with an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour, a very rare and fast-growing tumour, at just seven months old.
A tumour the size of a tennis ball was removed by doctors earlier this year, but just three weeks later the tumour tragically grew back and now could be fatal, Yorkshire Live reports.
Faith's mum, Keeley Diane Haigh, 19, from Barnsley, said: “Basically in March, 16, my daughter Faith, she got diagnosed and the whole point of the fundraiser is that we have been through so much and we found out two weeks ago that she has grown two more tumours, one in her spine and one in the back of her head.
“Faith’s consultant said we need to start helping her because we don’t know what is around the corner.
"She is not old enough for radiation and when she was first taken to hospital it was so scary, she wasn't stable and we didn't think she would make it."
Faith, who was born prematurely at 28 weeks, was diagnosed with a tumour on March 16 after being rushed to a hospital in Sheffield from Barnsley. She was unconscious and had only half an hour to reach Sheffield otherwise she would not have made it.
Keeley and Faith's dad, Tyler, were told their daughter could die as she was rushed into surgery.
“They took her and literally ran to surgery. They said there was a very high chance she wasn’t going to make it and all I remember is I took her and kissed her and then they came and showed me the tumour. It was the size of a tennis ball," Keeley said.
"They managed to release some pressure off of her brain. She was down there for 12 hours - they told me to leave but I could not leave, I was literally sat outside, I felt sick, she lost two bodies worth of blood.
“Thankfully I got the call that faith was out of theatre and me and Tyler had never ran so fast. The doctor said they managed to remove all the tumour and I was so grateful."
Tragically, just three weeks later, an MRI scan revealed the tumour had grown back.
Keeley said: "Everything looked bright and then it was back to theatre.”
Faith's only hope of survival is an American drug, but if that doesn't work doctors have said there will be no other option than end-of-life care.
Keeley and Tyler have set up a fundraiser so they can take their daughter on holiday and create some lasting memories.
“I just want her to have a good life in whatever she has left," Keeley added.
“I really want Faith’s story to be heard, it’s not pretty, but this is the life of children with cancer, it’s horrible, we have been told by Faith’s consultant, if the drug doesn’t work that will be the end of it, she will be on palliative care, so that’s why we want to make some memories with her."
The fundraiser has so far raised nearly £2,000. To visit the Gofundme page click here.
