Clodagh Daly was born on the 31st of October 2012.
At 5 weeks of age Clodagh was diagnosed with Stage 4s Neuroblastoma (a form of paediatric cancer). She is in the High Risk category for Neuroblastoma.
Clodagh is currently undergoing multi-phase treatment in CrumlinChildrensHospital, Dublin, in the care of an exceptional team of Doctors and Nurses. She will be finished her current round of treatment in early March 2014.
Neuroblastoma is a cancer that generally only affects children under 5 years of age. Due to the peculiarities of Clodagh's individual case there is an extremely high (70%) chance of relapse, should she be declared cancer-free the first time round.
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Relapsed Neuroblastoma returns many times more aggressive and potent than it originally was. Because of this, currently in Ireland there is no treatment offered to relapsed Neuroblastoma cases. Experimental therapies are being developed in other countries that could potentially offer hope to Neuroblastoma patients and their families but these are very expensive. Despite the cost, which even at conservative estimates is in the hundreds of thousands, one of these experimental therapies may some day be Clodagh's only chance of survival.
Clodagh's mom and dad, Tammy and John, are reaching out to get all the help they can, to give their little girl the best possible chance at a normal, healthy and cancer-free life.
They are hoping to raise €500,000 to ensure full financial cover for any treatment that Clodagh may need in the future. They are hoping to get Clodagh to America in March to take part in a trial treatment that has shown good signs of success in fighting the type of Cancer Clodagh is suffering from. 30 different kids have taken part in this trial and not one child has relapsed in the 12 months that the trial has been running.
When she is not undergoing treatment, Clodagh lives in Portlaoise, Co. Laois with her mom Tammy, who is from Newbridge, Co. Kildare and her dad John, who is from Ballincollig in Co. Cork.
