Support India's Journey to New York for Cancer Trial

In December 2022, our then-one-year-old beautiful niece India was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma. Over the past 16 months, we have watched on helplessly as our very brave now 3-year-old girl received grueling but lifesaving treatment.

India has endured multiple rounds of chemotherapy, surgery to remove a tumor and her kidney, a stem cell transplant followed by further chemotherapy, radiotherapy and most recently, immunotherapy. Along the way she has suffered significant setbacks with many days spent in ICU but her strength and resilience have given us hope in the darkest of times.

In recent weeks India has completed her treatment and is carefully being eased back into a “normal life” without her feeding tube, attending Montessori and taking part in a ballet recital, which brought us all so much joy.

Unfortunately, with this type of cancer, the chance of relapse is extremely high. We are reaching out now as we need your help getting India and her family to New York, where she can access a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre. This trial will give India the highest chance at preventing the cancer from re-occurring, greatly improving her chance of survival.

This trial will also help many more children in the future who will receive the devastating diagnosis of neuroblastoma cancer.

Unfortunately, being a part of a clinical trial is costly and will involve expensive and ongoing medical fees with numerous trips to New York over three years. While India's family will front as much of the costs as they can, they need your support to bring their much-adored little girl to New York.

We have a goal to raise €500,000. This goal is ambitious but we know with your support, it is achievable.

We are forever indebted to the wonderful staff in Crumlin and St Luke’s Hospitals for the excellent care and kindness they have shown us at every stage. They have gotten us to this final, but big hurdle.

Any additional funds raised will be donated to the Gavin Glynn Foundation, Crumlin Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital and Neuroblastoma Research.

We remain so grateful for the love, kindness and empathy shown by everyone who has kept India in their prayers and sent good wishes, many of whom we have never even met. Your continued support inspires us and will not be forgotten.

If you are in the position to donate, you can do so through the link.

Thank you,

India’s extended family, and our dear friends