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SHE HAS BEEN through more in her short life than many adults face in their lifetime, but there’s good news today for 5-year-old Lily-Mae Morrison.
The little girl from Claregalway, who was diagnosed with a rare and extremely aggressive cancer, has been declared officially cancer free for 9 months.
Lily-Mae’s mother Judith shared the news in a post on Facebook, saying she had just received a call to say that Lily-Mae’s tests were clear.
“So, so happy, in tears here. The fear we have to live with is just horrific,” she wrote.
She’s winning!!! It’s a long road ahead, but she’s getting there. Happiest mammy in Ireland.
Lily-Mae was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of cancer which affects 1 in 100,000 children in Ireland, on 1 June 2012.
Since then, her family has raised more than €420,000 to help fund her pioneering treatment in America which is not available in Ireland. Her parents released a cover of Elton John’s Tiny Dancer, which reached number two in the Irish music charts, as part of the fundraising.
Lily-Mae is currently in Michigan with her dad Leighton for a check-up as part of the medical trial she is involved in.
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