THE PARENTS of a little girl who has been battling cancer have been told the chances of her being cured are now very slim.
Aalish Naylor was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in December 2015 and has since undergone chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy.
But following some more tests, Aalish’s consultant has told her parents the chances of curing her completely are slim, and her condition is now being managed.
But it does not mean there are no more treatment options for seven-year-old Aalish.
Her mum Jo Naylor, of Hawthorne Crescent, Dodworth, said: “She’s pretty good in herself if I’m honest.
“Since the cancer came back in her bones, she has undergone two cycles of chemotherapy, but it didn’t do what the doctors wanted it to do. It hasn’t got any worse, but it hadn’t killed off the disease in her bones, and another ‘hotspot’ area of cancer had appeared in her head.
“I was really upset to think things weren’t going well. It was then the consultant said the chances of curing her were now pretty slim. It was devastating.
“But she said she didn’t want us the think there wasn’t anything that could be done for Aalish, because there is. They just didn’t want to get our hopes up.
“It was quite heartbreaking because at that point, I just thought ‘that’s it.’
“But there are still options, and treatments.
“They are now looking at controlling it rather than trying to kill it off.”
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