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Children with Cancer UK’s Grand Draws
Throughout the year we host grand draws. These draws help us raise money to fund research and support families as well as give you the chance to win big.
Enter for as little as £1 and you could win up to £25,000. We have over a hundred prizes to be won, so look out for our draws.
Entry to the early bird draw closes on 18th July 2025
Enter by 18 July to be entered into our Early Bird draw.
This gives you the chance to win one of 10 extra £50 early bird prizes!
Jamie was diagnosed with a brain tumour on 25 December 2023, when he was just eight years old. His mum Anna tells their story so far:
In early October 2023, Jamie came home from school feeling sick and complaining of a headache. A&E diagnosed him with a stomach bug but when the headaches continued our GP suspected migraines. The headaches became more frequent and intense and on Christmas Day, after opening Santa’s presents, it started again along with more symptoms – jaw pain, an achy left leg that he had difficulty moving. We went back to A&E where we received the worst news a parent can hear – Jamie had a massive brain tumour. Surgery started at 3am on Boxing Day, and we didn’t see Jamie until 5pm that day.
It was the scariest time in our lives, but seeing him call out “Mummy, Daddy” was such a relief.
The first week in the hospital was heart-breaking and soul-destroying, with Jamie on a heavy dose of morphine, hooked up to monitors with lines in many parts of his body. We couldn’t even give him a proper hug. Jamie was soon back to his cheeky self, but on 8 January, his condition suddenly deteriorated. Fluid was building up in his brain and we couldn’t wake him. He was rushed into emergency surgery to insert an external ventricular drainage (EVD). Then on 12 January, Jamie underwent a 10-hour surgery where they removed the tumour. After another surgery to insert a shunt Jamie recovered well and we were so happy to have him home to celebrate his 9th birthday.
However, shortly after, we received a call confirming the worst – it was cancer. Our world collapsed again.
Jamie started chemotherapy at the end of February 2024. He was scared but bravely went to the barber to shave his head. The second round of chemotherapy in March was tough, causing sickness and loss of appetite then at the end of April he had six weeks of proton beam therapy.
Jamie kept smiling as much as he could although there were moments when it all got too much for him and sadness hit us.
But Jamie never gave up. On 27 September, after an MRI the week before confirmed he was cancer free, he rang the end of treatment bell. Jamie is back at school as full time as possible, enjoying spending time with friends and PE lessons. He is back to being his usual cheeky self and loves being active - climbing is his favourite.
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