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Romford charity Mitchell’s Miracles are sending over 800 Christmas cards to support cancer victim April Leigh Bird

A charity in Romford is collecting Christmas cards to send to a child with terminal cancer.

Mitchell’s Miracles wants to help brighten young April Leigh Bird’s holiday after she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, which is sadly now terminal.

“No parent should be told before Christmas their child won’t be here much longer so we just want to show the family how much support we will give to them and get everyone behind the family,” said founder Kristel Huth.

“April’s mummy just wants to make her Christmas as special as possible by giving her a lot of Christmas cards to open.”

In just three days the charity has been sent 800 letters as well as various other gifts.

It has received so many that it is asking for businesses to donate sacks to help carry them all.

The family of Isla Caton, another child who suffers from the same cancer and had a Christmas card appeal, has asked for letters to be sent to April as well.

Regular supporter Graham Matthews, known as “Bam Bam the Party Man,” has offered to deliver all the cards on Tuesday, 18 December.

Mitchell’s Miracles is accepting cards until then and Huth has asked that everyone makes sure to address their letters directly to April. You can post them to 1-3 Western Road, Romford.

She also expects to need extra volunteers to help organise all the cards. 

Mitchell’s Miracles was founded in 2013 after Huth lost her own son, seven-year-old Mitchell Huth, to neuroblastoma.

This year alone the charity has helped with almost 30 cases and has become increasingly active over the last three years.

It works with CLIC Sargent social workers nationally to offer financial support to families. It helps pay for medical bills, rent, clothes and other household bills while parents focus on taking care of their children.

If you’d like to know more you can visit: https://www.mitchellsmiracles.co.uk

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