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Huge success of celeb campaign means little Ruby gets the chance to fight for life

RealFix by RealFix
July 17, 2015
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Huge success of celeb campaign means little Ruby gets the chance to fight for life

FILE PICTURE Ruby Young, two, from Rainham with her brother, Freddy, four. See MASONS story MNRUBY; More than half a million pounds has been raised in just 11 months to provide a little girl with life saving treatment. Three year old Ruby Young captured the hearts of thousands who donated to help pay for her cancer treatment in the USA. The final £25,000 needed to reach the £500,000 target was collected over Wednesday night and Thursday morning in a huge final push by family and friends. A phenomenal 85,000 people contributed via the 'Donate £1 to help Ruby Smash £500,000 today!' Facebook group, thanks to the efforts of family friend Anita Marinelli. Ruby, from Rainham, Kent, is currently undergoing her highest dose of chemotherapy to treat the aggressive childhood cancer neuroblastoma she was diagnosed with last year.

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More than half a million pounds has been raised in less than a year to send a little girl to America for life saving treatment.

Three year-old Ruby Young was diagnosed last year with aggressive childhood cancer neuroblastoma.

FILE PICTURE: Ruby Young, two, from Rainham with her parents, Vikki and Rob and brother, Freddy, four.See MASONS story MNRUBY; More than half a million pounds has been raised in just 11 months to provide a little girl with life saving treatment. Three year old Ruby Young captured the hearts of thousands who donated to help pay for her cancer treatment in the USA. The final £25,000 needed to reach the £500,000 target was collected over Wednesday night and Thursday morning in a huge final push by family and friends. A phenomenal 85,000 people contributed via the 'Donate £1 to help Ruby Smash £500,000 today!' Facebook group, thanks to the efforts of family friend Anita Marinelli.  Ruby, from Rainham, Kent, is currently undergoing her highest dose of chemotherapy to treat the aggressive childhood cancer neuroblastoma she was diagnosed with last year.
Ruby with her parents and brother, Freddy

Her family desperately wanted to send her to the US for pioneering treatment which the NHS doesn’t offer and which costs £100,000.

Ruby captured the hearts of thousands and the fundraising total has now reached the £500,000 target, which will fund follow-up treatment.

A phenomenal 85,000 people contributed via the ‘Donate £1 to help Ruby Smash £500,000 today!’ Facebook group, thanks to the efforts of family friend Anita Marinelli.

X-Factor judge Simon Cowell tweeted his 12million followers to say: “Ruby is a little girl who has been through a lot. She is very brave. I hope you get well soon.”

One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has also thrown his support behind Ruby’s campaign.

FILE PICTURE Ruby Young, two, from Rainham.See MASONS story MNRUBY; More than half a million pounds has been raised in just 11 months to provide a little girl with life saving treatment. Three year old Ruby Young captured the hearts of thousands who donated to help pay for her cancer treatment in the USA. The final £25,000 needed to reach the £500,000 target was collected over Wednesday night and Thursday morning in a huge final push by family and friends. A phenomenal 85,000 people contributed via the 'Donate £1 to help Ruby Smash £500,000 today!' Facebook group, thanks to the efforts of family friend Anita Marinelli.  Ruby, from Rainham, Kent, is currently undergoing her highest dose of chemotherapy to treat the aggressive childhood cancer neuroblastoma she was diagnosed with last year.
More than half a million pounds has been raised to save Ruby

Ruby, from Rainham, Kent, is currently undergoing her highest dose of chemotherapy which is making her very ill.

Her parents, Vikki and Rob, hope the medical trial will kick the disease for good.

But even if she responds well to treatment there is an 80 per cent chance of relapse.

Anita said: “I am shell-shocked we have achieved this. It just goes to show that anything is possible.

“Ruby has a fighting chance now. Whether she beats this is down to her own strength, but I made Vicki a promise that Ruby’s life would not be decided by money, and now it won’t be.

“The support has been overwhelming from the start and I’ve been on a mission to get this done.

“We’re all so grateful for what everybody has done to help, you’ve all given this little girl the chance she deserves.”

To donate visit: www.justgiving.com/RubyYoungJourney

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