to have had this extra year, even to have this last three months where she s been well and she s been at home and she s been doing what she s wanted, has been. that s like a gift in itself. you must be so proud of her. yeah, without a doubt. when you see what she s gone through and the sort of vitality for life that she s brought to every situation, it s astounding. it s really is amazing. and you re the first person in the world to have this treatment. how does that feel? it sjust, it s amazing that i ve been able to have this opportunity. i m very thankful for it because this has given me another chance. and also it s going to help other children as well in the future. so look at all these beads. every one of these beads represents a procedure alyssa has undergone, including two bone marrow transplants since she was diagnosed with t cell leukaemia, a collection she s hoping to put away for good.
christmas, definitely. my auntie s wedding - i m going to be her bridesmaid. to go back to school. to hang out with my friends. i want to start riding my bike again, things like that. - look at all these beads. there s loads! every one of these beads represents a procedure alyssa has undergone a collection she s hoping to put away for good. fergus walsh, bbc news. the authorities in the channel island ofjersey say they are no longer looking for survivors after the explosion that destroyed a block of flats on saturday. three bodies have been found so far. there were at least nine known residents at the time of the blast, but authorities say as many as twelve could have been killed, as the number of visitors is not clear. the bbc s meghan 0wen reports. candles to mark the lives of those lost, and hope for those still missing. the explosion had funded over
in the world to have this treatment. how does that feel? it sjust, it s amazing that i ve been able to have this opportunity. i m very thankful for it because this has given me another chance. and also it s going to help other children as well in the future. so look at all these beads. every one of these beads represents a procedure alyssa has undergone, including two bone marrow transplants since she was diagnosed with t cell leukaemia, a collection she s hoping to put away for good. one more, when you re having your line out, doesn t want any more surgery. fergus walsh, bbc news. rescuers searching the scene of an explosion injersey in which at least three people died have said they no longer expect to find anyone else alive. specialist teams who spent the night combing the wreckage in st helier said their mission was now
our medical editor fergus walsh reports. oh, this one s hard. the whole experience has brought me so much closer with my family. alyssa is back home in leicester thanks to a pioneering new cancer therapy. all other treatment options for her leukaemia had failed. breathe in and breathe out. thank you. that s a good one. so, in may, she received a world first therapy. i know that i ve helped other children as well, that other children might be able to get cured because of the research that i ve been part in. it is extremely exciting. so, obviously, this is a new field in medicine and it s fascinating that we can redirect the immune system to fight cancer. alyssa s immune system couldn t clear her cancer, so she was given donor cell, which had been tweaked using a new technique called base editing .
ten children with t cell leukaemia will have the treatment as part of a clinical trial. there s enormous amounts of innovation going on in terms of how we can use these new tools to manipulate and change bits of dna and our applications are to cure diseases, and i think there s enormous potential to do that across the board. # home grown alligator. # see you later. # gonna hit the road #. alyssa is still receiving drugs to help herfight infection and she ll have regular hospital checks. for now, cancer is undetectable in her blood. to have had this extra year, even to have this last three months where she s been well and she s been at home and she s been doing what she s wanted, has been. that s like a gift in itself. when you see what she s gone through and the vitality for life that she s brought to every situation is astounding. and she s got a lot to look forward to.