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Family's shock as young sisters both diagnosed with cancer
Overview
A family from Hinckley, Leicestershire, has experienced the devastating shock of having both of their young daughters diagnosed with cancer. Odette was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2022 at the age of three, undergoing 15 surgeries, while her younger sister Eliza was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2024. Genetic testing found no inherited link, with doctors attributing the diagnoses to bad luck. The sisters have supported each other through their treatments, and the family was recently treated to a day trip to Lapland by the When You Wish Upon a Star charity.
Key points
- Two young sisters from Hinckley, Leicestershire, have both been diagnosed with cancer.
- Odette was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February 2022 at age three and has undergone 15 surgeries.
- Her younger sister, Eliza, was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2024 after showing weakness and other symptoms.
- Genetic testing showed no link between the two diagnoses, with medical professionals describing it as bad luck.
- Eliza's cancer treatment is scheduled to finish in spring 2027.
- The When You Wish Upon a Star charity took the sisters on a special day trip to Lapland in 2025.