Six-year-old Fearne Stewart from Blantyre is participating in a UK clinical trial for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, contributing to a campaign for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Her story emphasizes the importance of research in improving childhood cancer outcomes, as she inspires others while her family’s experiences highlight resilience and hope against cancer.

A Blantyre schoolgirl in remission from leukaemia has been chosen as one of 5 young inspirations for a poem about courage, written by former children’s laureate Joseph Coelho. Five-year-old Fearne Stewart, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia—a type of cancer affecting white blood cells—in April 2023, when she was just four years old. In the […]

A brave and truly remarkable little Blantyre girl. Inspirational Fearne Stewart (5) is part of a new trial aimed at effectively treating lymphoblastic leukaemia. Fearne was just four years old when she was diagnosed in April 2023. Now 5 years old, she is currently in remission and will continue with chemotherapy for another nine months […]