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A seven-year-old girl who is the first child with Down's syndrome to take part in a "revolutionary" clinical trial has rung the bell after completing her treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool. Allya, from Crewe, in Cheshire, was diagnosed with the rare type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow shortly before her fourth birthday. She has been undergoing the treatment as part of a clinical trial at the Merseyside children's hospital, which has been looking at a more targeted approach for children who are vulnerable to infections.
Allya's father, Haji, said: "When I came in here, for the first two, three days, sometimes when I was alone I was crying. But after time, Alder Hey is like family." Haji added: "It is a very difficult time for parents here but the nurses, doctors, staff are very good with the parents and the patients. "If I get a good job then I will pay something back to the hospital because it's an amazing hospital." Allya's sister, Awin, aged eight, said it was "very exciting" to see her younger sibling ring the bell to mark the start of a new chapter.
Source: BBC
