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Eight-year-old girl undertakes 30-shirt football challenge during brain tumour treatment
Overview
An eight-year-old girl from Salford named Lola, currently undergoing radiotherapy for a recurring brain tumour at The Christie hospital, is wearing a different football shirt for each day of her treatment. She aims to auction the donated shirts to raise funds for The Christie Charity and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, following a similar princess-dress fundraiser when she was four.
Key points
- Lola is wearing 30 different football shirts in 30 days during her radiotherapy treatment at The Christie hospital.
- The donated shirts will be auctioned to raise money for The Christie Charity and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
- Each shirt is wrapped up so Lola can unwrap it like a morning birthday present before her hospital sessions.
- The family previously raised over £10,000 when Lola wore a different princess outfit to her 36 proton beam therapy sessions at age four.
- The football community, including Bolton Wanderers FC where her father works, has provided significant support by donating shirts.