Little Mix give Lily wings
Miss Scotland Lucy Kerr popped in to see Lily at Edinburgh Sick Children’s hospital, far left, and the brave youngster is still dancing despite going through gruelling chemotherapy treatment. The t re a t m e n t also causes repeated vomiting and hair and weight loss.
Later this year, she faces surgery to have the bone beneath her knee removed and replaced with a metal plate, plus radiotherapy. And still her indomitable spirit
shines through. A cautiously optimistic Jane also revealed: “Lily’s doctor told me the lump on her shoulder has disappeared and that’s an indication that the treatment is working.”
Jane, who has given up her job as a manager in Primark in Perth for a few months to care for Lily, added: “The doctors are amazed by her strength and courage. They say she is exceptional.”
Lily has been buoyed by a tsunami of goodwill as word spread about her plight.
Last month she and her mum were flown to London where they had afternoon tea in Covent Garden and Lily got to dance on three West End stages.
She then met dance legend Arlene Phillips at Pineapple Studios and also took a trip to the top of the Shard to meet the cast of Mamma Mia.
Jane said: “She is so excited to now be meeting Little Mix. She loves them and knows all of the words to their songs and sings along.
“I am just praying that she is well enough to make it on the day.
“Lily l ov e d me e t i n g Mi s s Scotland too. Lucy came to the hospital in Edinburgh and spent five hours with us. ”
A crowd funding appeal has raised more than £24,000 for Lily.
Jane said: “We are so grateful for the support of family and friends and for the kindness of strangers. We are not spending it.
“That money means that if things don’t work out here, and Lily needs treatment abroad, we have a life line.”
Jane’s is also concentrating on the end goal – New Year 2018 when Lily’s treatment could be complete and a success.
“We’re thinking about a trip to Disney World in Florida next summer,” she said. “But there’s a lot to get through first.”