Evie's Story
2023-03-08
Life for the Weir family changed forever when their two-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma.
Evie Grace endured every possible treatment available over four years only to relapse every time until eventually she gained her angel wings.
“The moment Evie was diagnosed we were thrust into a world we knew nothing of,” says Evie's mum, Sarah.
“A world where we had to helplessly watch our baby girl fight for her life and get really sick with the treatment’s awful side effects.”
While Evie bore all the physical pain, everyone in the family was emotionally affected. Not just Sarah and husband Josh, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents and naturally her older sister, Alicia.
“In many ways, I feel like Alicia struggled more with Evie being sick than Evie herself,” Sarah says.
“She had to watch her baby sister and best friend go to hospital, have nasty treatments, lose her hair and finally, attend her funeral.”
The Weirs found strength and purpose in raising awareness for childhood cancer.
“The more awareness, the more funds, which means more research and hopefully a cure,” Sarah says.
“That’s the most important thing any family who has been affected by childhood cancer could ask for.
“Funding scientific studies means that in the future, fewer kids will have to go through what our Evie, and all the kids we have met, have. It means families won’t be robbed of so much.
"These kids, who are so young and can’t fight for themselves, need us to stand up and help fight for them.
"We had wonderful support throughout from The Kids’ Cancer Project and were lucky enough to become part of the family. We will continue to raise funds to support them in finding a cure."
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