Latest News

- 18th Sept 09 - Megan had her latest MRI scan which showed no growth. She has been off treatment for 15 months now so all involved are very pleased.

- Sept 09 - Megan started Highfield Middle School which we see as a significant milestone in her life and her battle with cancer. We thank all at Mickley First School for looking after her from the age of 4 to 9, we made many friends and

we will miss you all!.

- July 08 - Megan reaches the 3 year milestone of weekly doses of Vinblastine Chemotherapy (this is the longest any child in the world has ever been on this drug). After advice from consultants around the world we have decided to stop this treatment. The main reasons were concern regarding possible un-known long term side effects caused by extensive use and the fact that we simply feel Megan deserves a break from treatment.

Thank you for visiting

  The Megan Armstrong Cancer Appeal website.

You may have visited this website because you know of Megan, or you may have an interest in aspects covered within it, ie childhood cancer or maybe even false allegations of child abuse, whatever the reason, please take only a few minutes of your time to look through this site, we and more importantly Megan need your help. Thank you!

Our daughter Megan is 8 years old and we live in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England. Megan has had a cancerous brain tumour, a Pilocytic Astrocytoma, since birth and has been fighting a courageous battle ever since. She has already had surgery to her brain on 4 occasions, underwent approximately another 10 operations to her stomach and chest and has had approximately 100 general anaesthetics.

This website gives an insight into Megan's life, her fight against cancer and the amazing support we her family have received from so many wonderfull people, as well as giving some details regarding the medical professionals who were looking into Megan's condition before she was eventually diagnosed believing that we were trying to starve Megan to death.

We Megan's parents are the only people to edit this site so what you read is 100% accurate, there are some issues that we do not disclose on this site due to Megan's and our privacy.

We would like to say here, that Megan is not unique, nor are we, there are thousands of children, just the same as Megan living in this country with brain tumours or another form of cancer or terminal illness, they all, as do their parents fight the same battles we do!

In August 2002 we , Philip & Sandra set up the Appeal so that if ever the medical professionals looking after Megan said that there was nothing more that could be done for her and to go away and enjoy the remaining time left before she would die we would go out and find someone, somewhere who could possibly offer Megan a chance of life, maybe through some pioneering treatment or surgery, not yet in use on wards, maybe still at trial stage. She is our baby, we love her and we will work tirelessly, with every breath we have to save her life, we feel we owe her that and that it is our duty. However, linked to this would be about focussing on giving Megan a quality of life for that time, that literally means putting a smile on her face, making her laugh, taking her places like Disneyland to see the Disney Princesses and Lapland to see Santa, taking her to zoos, farms and parks, anywhere that would make her happy and laughing and smiling.

Megan's Appeal is an un-registered charity not by choice, to become registered you have to be collecting for a multiple of people afflicted by the same illness,or affected by the same disaster. As we are primarily fundraising to benefit Megan, although we do make some donations from the appeal to help other children we are unable to become registered. As a result many doors have closed to us so we heavily rely on individual support.

On many images of Megan on this website she looks 'normal' but clearly some may cause some distress, however they are a true account of the brave battle Megan (our princess) has fought so far. Thank you and please read on and hopefully as well as being moved by Megan's story you may also enjoy getting to know her a little!!