A group of schoolchildren have banded together to run a race for a nine-year-old classmate who is receiving treatment in America for a rare form of brain cancer.
Gosforth schoolgirl Lily Jha's family was devastated to learn she had a rare form of brain cancer called DIPG back in July 2020. It is one of the most aggressive, difficult-to-treat brain tumours and the leading cause of brain tumour deaths in children.
Her parents Vineet and Jing were told to "go and make memories" with their daughter, but the determined parents vowed not to give up and started fundraising for potentially life-prolonging treatment abroad. And last year, the family flew to Seattle for treatment.
