Brave Hitchin girl, 7, tells family she s cancer-free after lengthy battle with rare tumour
Hattie s family are now raising money to help others who find themselves in a similar situation
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Seven-year-old Hattie Brattan couldn t wait to tell her friends and family that she no longer had cancer.
Hitchin girl, 7, sent home with tummy ache that turned out to be rare cancer
Her local football club has helped raise over £20,000 for the Hattie s Rainbow of Hope appeal
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But Hattie s own story begins in September 2019.
Hattie was sent home from school during her first day of Year 2 with tummy ache and a fever. After a number of visits to medical professionals, doctors concluded Hattie was constipated.
After being seen by a specialist at Lister Hospital and having multiple scans, it was discovered that a tumour had formed.
Despite nine rounds of chemotherapy, countless hours spent in hospitals, proton beam therapy in Manchester and a year of maintenance chemotherapy, Hattie s parents say her resilience continues to inspire them. She copes with everything amazingly, mum Helen said. She’s always been very strong-willed and I think that has done her really well. Even with this horrible thing going on, she just has so much positivity.