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Fundraiser launched for 6 year old Irish boy in need of US treatment for rare cancer

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Fundraiser launched for 6 year old Waterford boy in need of US treatment for rare cancer

...6 year old Waterford boy seeking treatment in the United States for a rare cancer. Danny Norris was diagnosed with Stage 4 NEUROBLASTOMA - a cancer of the nervous system which affects between seven and ten children in Ireland annually - in the summer of 2020....

18 Nov 2021 at 13:24

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Longford's ‘Mighty Max’ remembered in groundbreaking new podcast

...his dog Buddy. He’d have a wrestling mask on and he’d put one on the dog and they’d roll around.” Max was diagnosed with NEUROBLASTOMA in July 2012, two weeks after his second birthday. He passed away one day after his 8th birthday in 2018. “I know this...

04 Sept 2021 at 17:00

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - what is childhood cancer and how are families supported?

...from our body. The most common types of malignant tumours in the liver are hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. NEUROBLASTOMA is cancer that affects nerve cells called neuroblasts. It occurs either in the nervous system or adrenal glands and is...

15 Sept 2021 at 11:46

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Former Longford garda overwhelmed by support as online appeal for cancer stricken son smashes €250k barrier

Liverpool fanatic Joseph Belton has courageously been battling NEUROBLASTOMA, a rare form of cancer, for the past two and a half years. In that time, the happy-go-lucky Roscommon schoolboy has been forced to forgo his love of Gaelic football and hurling for...

16 Mar 2023 at 08:00

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Family hopes to give resilient little boy diagnosed with aggressive cancer ‘a fighting chance’

...“playful and energetic” two-year-old, Rio McCarthy, has been diagnosed with a rare-childhood cancer, a stage four high-risk NEUROBLASTOMA. After going “back and forth” to their local hospital for two months, Rio’s parents were told their son was suffering from...

16 Jan 2024 at 10:30

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Longford Little Blue Hero Max Wenman: Family strive to ‘live life to the Max’

...taken on a different perspective. Cathy Bermingham lost her son Max Wenman a day after his 8th birthday after he battled NEUROBLASTOMA Cancer. Max was diagnosed two weeks after his second birthday and went into remission and relapsed twice. The second time...

29 Dec 2023 at 18:00

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Longford's 'Mighty Max' Wenman "packed a lifetime of love" into his eight years

...by news of death of inspirational and brave Little Max Wenman The much loved Longford youngster was first diagnosed with NEUROBLASTOMA, a form of cancer that often affects children and babies, at the age of two. A large selection of gifts were brought to the...

29 Jun 2018 at 15:04

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'My son didn't lose his fight,' says father of Longford's 'Mighty Max' Wenman

...comes.” The fun loving and avid wrestling fan passed away in his parents' arms on Wednesday after a six year battle with NEUROBLASTOMA, a rare form of cancer that most commonly occurs in infants and children under the age of five. In his homily to worshippers...

04 Jul 2018 at 13:00

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Longford saddened by news of death of inspirational and brave Little Max Wenman

...to Crumlin and Mullingar hospitals and the palliative care team who are so good to Max." Max was diagnosed with stage four NEUROBLASTOMA shortly after his second birthday and in 2016 he was among the Longford People of the Year award recipients in recognition...

27 Jun 2018 at 23:19

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Longford mum of cancer stricken Max Wenman (7) says 'our little champ is losing fight for life'

Max Wenman has courageously grappled with the debilitating side effects of NEUROBLASTOMA, a rare form of cancer, for most of his life. Despite extensive chemotherapy and a lengthy spell of being free from the disease, his proud, but emotional mum Cathy Bermingham...

20 Jun 2018 at 11:00

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Mother asks for prayers for Longford's little warrior Max Wenman

...to keep him happy and comfortable and mind the rest of his brothers and sisters.” Max Wenman was diagnosed with stage four NEUROBLASTOMA shortly after his second birthday. He undertook a clinical trial treatment and was deemed cancer-free one year later....

18 Jun 2018 at 13:55

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Edgeworthstown Foróige Club support Little Max

...the younger children in the community. This year the club heard about Little Max Wenman, a two-year-old boy suffering from NEUROBLASTOMA, and decided to do something to help him and his family. They held a Christmas disco in the Edgeworthstown Community Centre...

17 Apr 2013 at 12:15

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