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The Link Magazine • December 2001 25
Brave Charlie
awaits the postman Only the best
Charlie Jarvis, 3, of Greenmead-
ow has a rare form of cancer and
hopes that Link readers will help will do
her support a national fund-rais-
ing scheme to aid research into
the condition and its treatment.
Barely at Christmas
three months
ago Charlie
was diag- For a wide selection of
nosed with
neuroblas- "' top grade Christmas trees,
toma, an ag- L, Come and see Sania
gressive chil- come to Stone Lane
dren's cancer. every weekend during
Less than one • Garden Centre Decemter
hundred cases are identified each
year in the UK.
For Charlie, the tumour devel- All our trees are bushy
oped in the adrenal gland and and we stock many sizes
spread to other parts of the body.
She is currently undergoing her from 3ft. to 12ft!
fourth course of chemotherapy. Varieties include Nordman and
She faces a further three courses, Noble Fur non-needle drop and
probably to be followed by sur-
gery. traditional Norway Spruce
The condition and the treatment We also carry a range of top
make her and the family virtually
housebound. "It dominates our quality pot grown and potted
lives" said her mother, Samantha. Christmas trees
"Although Charlie was frightened
at first, she has been brilliant and
very brave, and has responded Large range of decorations on
positively to her treatment." display and, new this year, fibre
Robin, her seven year old sister optic Christmas trees
is very caring and the family has
greatly appreciated the support HTA Gift Tokens available.
provided by CALM, (Swindon's
Cancer and Leukemia Movement) Ideal presents for gardeners
To raise funds for its work, the
Neuroblastoma Society is collect- View our range of gifts, from
ing used postage stamps. houseplants to garden ornaments,
Charlie hopes readers will write
to her so that she can both enjoy shrubs and garden tools
receiving mail and cutting off the
stamps to send to the society. Any Christmas presents for your
enclosed used stamps would also pets! We have lots of tasty gifts
be welcomed.
Samantha pointed out that since for your favourite animal
this particular cancer is not well
known, it does not receive the pub-
licity which leads to donations. Real Wreaths, Holly and Mistletoe
If you can help, write to Charlie
Jarvis, 14 Coln Crescent, Green-
meadow, Swindon SN25 3NA
* Open 7 days a week * Plenty of free parking * Coffee Shop
Breakthrough breakfasts
Volunteers served up breakfast
during October in aid of Break-
• Purton Road
through Breast Cancer
In Nine Elms Nicci Nyahwa Stone Lane
Garden Centre
served breakfast at home, and de- Peatmoor,
livered to Ashington House Sur- 7iard Nine Elms
licent & Shaw
gery and Brook Field School. Com-
binedwiththe Cellular Operations, Stone Lane, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon Middleleaze
breakfasts (opposite), the amount /*' & Shaw
raised was £1,989.72 after Abbey Tel: (01793) 771766
National Bank doubled the total
because of the involvement of
staffer Lynda Tarbet.
At other breakfasts, staff at
Thames Water raised £780 and Jim
Crawford from Marlborough Road
made £63 at his house.