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Totton mother fundraises £520,000 for terminally ill daughter's specialist treatment in Barcelona
Overview
Alicia Rickman from Totton is raising £520,000 to send her two-year-old daughter, Betty, to Barcelona for specialist treatment after she was diagnosed with incurable stage four metastatic neuroblastoma cancer in July.
Key points
- Two-year-old Betty was diagnosed with incurable stage four metastatic neuroblastoma in July.
- The family is attempting to raise £520,000 for specialist treatment at a hospital in Barcelona.
- The proposed treatment is expected to take between eight and ten months.
- Alicia Rickman has stopped working since the diagnosis to manage her daughter's numerous appointments.
- Videos shared by the family online have received over one million likes and shares.