Edie s plight captured the hearts of celebrities including Made In Chelsea s Nicola Hughes, and TOWIE S Amber Dowding A seven-year-old warrior who captured the hearts of the nation with her brave cancer fight has died - 14 months after being diagnosed with the deadliest childhood cancer. Adorable Edie Jackson was just six years old when she was dealt a devastating blow in November 2019, and diagnosed with a high-grade Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The cancerous tumour is the deadliest form of childhood cancer - with an average survival prognosis of just eight to 12 months. Edie s plight captured the hearts of celebrities including Made In Chelsea s Nicola Hughes, and TOWIE S Amber Dowding, who got involved with fundraising to send Edie to New York last March for costly clinical trials.
Edie s plight captured the hearts of celebrities including Made In Chelsea s Nicola Hughes, and TOWIE S Amber Dowding A seven-year-old warrior who captured the hearts of the nation with her brave cancer fight has died - 14 months after being diagnosed with the deadliest childhood cancer. Adorable Edie Jackson was just six years old when she was dealt a devastating blow in November 2019, and diagnosed with a high-grade Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The cancerous tumour is the deadliest form of childhood cancer - with an average survival prognosis of just eight to 12 months. Edie s plight captured the hearts of celebrities including Made In Chelsea s Nicola Hughes, and TOWIE S Amber Dowding, who got involved with fundraising to send Edie to New York last March for costly clinical trials.
Girl, 7, dies a year after being diagnosed with world s deadliest childhood cancer
Edie Jackson received the devastating cancer diagnosis in 2019, and bravely battled her aggressive Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma until her tragic death on Tuesday
Edie Jackson, seven, has died after a 14-month battle with a deadly brain cancer (Image: Brain Tumour Research / SWNS)
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