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Girl with cancer given hope after moving to Australia
Girl with cancer given hope after moving to Australia
| Published: | 26 Apr at 9 AM |
The mother of a 12-year-old girl who moved with her family to live in Australia six years ago has said that if they had stayed in Ayrshire in Scotland her daughter would not have been able to receive the right cancer treatment.
In February last year, Erin Griffin was told she had a brain tumour that could not be operated on. However, she has since started to receive gene therapy that could allow her body to withstand the chemotherapy required to combat the cancer.
Her mum, Amanda, told the Daily Record that the pioneering treatment would not have been possible if the family had not emigrated from Scotland. She added that the trial for children with brain tumours was the first of its kind and that each month Erin flew to Sydney for a course of the treatment lasting five days.
Although the family was told to expect the worst by doctors because the cancer is usually fatal, the tumour has shrunk by 15 per cent since treatment was started.
Amanda said that Erin was still able to attend school and play with her friends. She added that her daughter was also keen on reading books and going to the movies.
In February last year, Erin Griffin was told she had a brain tumour that could not be operated on. However, she has since started to receive gene therapy that could allow her body to withstand the chemotherapy required to combat the cancer.
Her mum, Amanda, told the Daily Record that the pioneering treatment would not have been possible if the family had not emigrated from Scotland. She added that the trial for children with brain tumours was the first of its kind and that each month Erin flew to Sydney for a course of the treatment lasting five days.
Although the family was told to expect the worst by doctors because the cancer is usually fatal, the tumour has shrunk by 15 per cent since treatment was started.
Amanda said that Erin was still able to attend school and play with her friends. She added that her daughter was also keen on reading books and going to the movies.
