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Toddler Charlie Harris-Beard dies after leukaemia fight | |
(about 13 hours later) | |
A toddler whose fight against leukaemia reached more than two million people through a social media campaign has died from the disease. | A toddler whose fight against leukaemia reached more than two million people through a social media campaign has died from the disease. |
Two-year-old Charlie Harris-Beard, from Kidderminster, had a form of acute myeloid leukaemia. | |
Charlie, who was being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital, contracted pneumonia last week. | Charlie, who was being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital, contracted pneumonia last week. |
Friends of the family used the Thunderclap website to raise awareness of his condition. | Friends of the family used the Thunderclap website to raise awareness of his condition. |
In December the toddler attended his parents' wedding. | In December the toddler attended his parents' wedding. |
Charlie was first diagnosed with the rare form of leukaemia at 10 months old and underwent four courses of chemotherapy. | Charlie was first diagnosed with the rare form of leukaemia at 10 months old and underwent four courses of chemotherapy. |
During the course of his treatment, he received a bone marrow transplant and stem cell treatment from an umbilical cord donated by a woman in the US. | During the course of his treatment, he received a bone marrow transplant and stem cell treatment from an umbilical cord donated by a woman in the US. |
He was readmitted to Birmingham Children's Hospital last year and in November his family were told he had just weeks to live. | He was readmitted to Birmingham Children's Hospital last year and in November his family were told he had just weeks to live. |
It had been hoped he would be able to undergo a new drug trial but last week contracted pneumonia. | It had been hoped he would be able to undergo a new drug trial but last week contracted pneumonia. |
The Thunderclap site has previously been used by the Royal British Legion to promote the two-minute silence on Armistice Day and by the UN to support World Humanitarian Day. | The Thunderclap site has previously been used by the Royal British Legion to promote the two-minute silence on Armistice Day and by the UN to support World Humanitarian Day. |
It sends a co-ordinated message on both Facebook and Twitter to feeds of anyone who has chosen to follow or be friends with Charlie on the social media sites. | It sends a co-ordinated message on both Facebook and Twitter to feeds of anyone who has chosen to follow or be friends with Charlie on the social media sites. |
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