Family of young Derbyshire mum, 27, diagnosed with cancer launch charity fun day to help others facing ‘awful disease’
The family are organising a fun day with a big raffle, bouncy castle, tombola and more to help cancer patients.
Steph Needham, 27, of Glapwell, had her world turn upside down when she was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma, an aggressive blood cancer which had spread to several organs, after she noticed a tiny lump on her hairline.
Steph, who has a two-year-old daughter Lexi-Mae and is raising three step children with her fiancé Kyle, was told her only hope was the strongest chemotherapy available.
Due to the strength of the treatment, Steph was warned she would lose all her hair in just two weeks and could become infertile.
To help Steph through the difficult time, her family launched a fundraiser to buy a high-quality real hair wig for her and help others facing the same challenges.
Steph’s GoFundMe page raised £3,230 covering the costs of the wig for the 27-year-old.
Now Steph, who is currently going through chemotherapy, and her family have came up with a plan to support other cancer patients facing hair loss due to their treatment.
The family are hosting a special Charity Fun Day filled with exciting activities for entire family including an raffle, bouncy castle, kids crafts and more.
Samantha Hall, 44, Steph’s older sister said: “We launched a go fund me to raise the money for Steph’s wig and managed to but a real her wig.
"Cancer is an awful disease and now we want to help somebody else in the similar position as Steph.
"Steph has been involved as much as she can with organising but she’s still having chemo and is quite tired.
"We keep her up to date with everything and she’s going to be there on the day!"
Speaking on the activities planned, Samantha added: “We’ve got a big raffle with 87 prizes ranging from beauty hampers, through driving lessons, horse riding lessons, Sheffield United football tickets to Amazon vouchers – we’ve got all sorts.
"We will have a lady doing festival tattoos, we have hook a duck, kids and adults tombola, kids crafts table, guess the name of the teddy, a few craft stalls coming.
"It should be a good day with lots of activities for everyone!”.
Steph’s Charity Fun Day will run from 12 noon to 5pm on Saturday, September 12, and will be hosted at Glapwell Centre on the The Green in Glapwell.
You can also support the family’s fundraising efforts via their Go Fund Me page.