Xuané… a Reason to Smile Part 25

Xuané Niewenhuis 17 August 2006 – 24 October 2014 Forever ^8^ Xuané… a Reason to Smile By: Theresa Botha Nieuwenhuis Although I still cry many days… and I believe it will always be so, I go to bed every night with a clear conscience and know she is in safe hands. She is where she […]

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Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer Research

Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma is a liver cancer that strikes mostly teens and young adults.  Fibrolamellar represents less than 1% of teen and young adult cancers, but that doesn’t mean it is insignificant.    Because it is so rare, very little is known about Fibrolamellar. Until now. Research teams are now working on it with the […]

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When Cancer Strikes Young ~ The Stream

Al Jazeera ~ The Stream aired an online discussion about Childhood Cancer on Tuesday 22 September, 2015. The Little Fighters Cancer Trust would like to share this video with you so that you can get an idea of what Childhood cancer is all about, “from the horse’s mouth” so to speak

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Get WRAPPED Project

The response to the 2014 Get Wrapped project was so amazing that LFCT was able to gift every child in the paediatric oncology wards, as well as day patients and clinic patients, PLUS every mommy, with a lovely, warm blanket. In some of the areas we were able to include bed-socks, scarves and beanies as […]

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Swim for Hope ~ New Donation Platform

Last week, we received the news that BackaBuddy has to be closed down for an estate audit as the site owner recently passed away. Allan was always very kind to us, and our sincere condolences have been relayed to his wife and children. However, this left us in a bit of a pickle, as our […]

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