Meet Anjna and Mia
When Anjna’s baby daughter Mia was diagnosed with leukaemia at just seven months old, their world collapsed. Now, they know what it takes and are determined to help beat blood cancer.
I know what it’s like to hear the words, “Your child has leukaemia.”
- Anjna, mum to Mia who was diagnosed with leukaemia.
It takes playtime and fills it with IV drips, blood counts and chemo. Holding onto childhood takes everything
My beautiful daughter Mia was just seven months old when we were told she had blood cancer.
As a parent, it was horrific, something no one can prepare you for. When Mia was diagnosed, the doctors told us there was only a 50:50 chance she would reach her fifth birthday. Every birthday since then has felt like a precious gift.
We were rushed into an isolation room almost immediately. I was bombarded with medical questions while my mind was spinning. She was so tiny, just a baby, and her platelet count was zero. All I wanted to do was scream. Leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer but knowing that didn’t make it any easier to hear.
We know what it takes. It takes playtime and fills it with IV drips, blood counts, and chemo. Holding onto childhood takes everything, and you give it gladly, because the fight is for their life.
Mia’s treatment lasted three long years. She had endless blood tests and rounds of chemotherapy. We had to keep her isolated from the outside world. Every time she developed a temperature, no matter what time of day or night, we rushed straight back to the hospital. Those years were a blur of hospital corridors, beeping machines, and constant worry.
Blood Cancer UK fund research, raise awareness, and provide comfort to families like mine. With more research, I truly believe blood cancer can be eliminated.
What an incredible achievement that would be in our lifetime, to know that no other parent has to sit in a hospital room and hear those shattering words. I believe it’s worth fighting for with everything I have.
I’ll give all it takes.
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