Calan is the 8 year old son of one of our friends. At the beginning of the summer he had the devastating, and life changing, news that he has a rare form of aggressive cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma. Fewer than 60 children are diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma each year. Most of them are younger than 10 years old, and it’s more common in boys than girls. Find out more about it here...

Rather than become resigned to the fact he has this horrible disease, Calan has a fighting spirit, and a large group of family and friends who are determined to do all they can to help find the best available treatments for him. Although the hospital staff are fantastic in this country, they are limited by the available technology, and Calan’s best course of treatment involves the possibility of two months radiotherapy in America – whilst this is fantastic news, even the free treatment plan comes at a cost for his immediate family who will be by his side at a tough time, and the growing costs of coming to terms with such life altering news.

So do you stand by and hope that someone can afford to cope, or do you rally a group together to arrange a committee and put plans in place to form a charitable fund that can aid with the financial concerns so Calan can get the best treatment with his family by his side?

So whilst we are not a registered charity yet, it will come, and soon. With backing from his school, friends and family we plan to raise the money it will take, and make it a fun process raising awareness and money.

So please, share the news, raise awareness, and help us to help Cal, having lots of fun and bringing so many people together in the process.