Flora Women's Mini Marathon 

 The Flora Women’s Mini Marathon takes place in Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday, 1st June 2009. Why not join our team and get fit while having fun and raising funds for the Bláthnaid Foley Trust?

To join us and obtain T-shirts and sponsorship cards please e-mail info@bftrust.org by the 20th of April.

Coach transport to and from Sligo provided. All funds raised help provide support for children with a life threatening illness in the North West of Ireland as well as promoting research into Ewing’s Sarcoma, a primary Bone Cancer that mostly affects those aged 10-20 years.

 

Third Annual Bláthnaid Foley Trust Ball

The Third Annual Bláthnaid Foley Trust Ball held at the Radisson SAS Ballincar on Saturday 4 th April 2009 was another resounding success.

We would like to thank everyone for all their help and support.

More details and photos to follow soon.

Ewing's Sarcoma

Ewing's Sarcoma is named after Dr James Ewing, who described the tumour in the 1920s. It is a cancer which can develop anywhere in the body, although it most often starts in the bone. Any bone can be affected, but the pelvis, thigh bone (femur) and shin bone (tibia) are the most common places.
Fewer than 30 children each year in the UK develop Ewing’s sarcoma. It usually occurs in the teenage years, and more commonly affects boys than girls.
Although Ewing's sarcoma is a type of bone cancer, it can also very rarely occur in the soft tissues rather than starting in the bone. More info...


To date the Bláthnaid Foley Trust has committed €75,000 to sponsor research into Primary Bone Cancer.  Last year we also announced the launch of a Comfort Fund for children in the North West of Ireland who suffer from serious illnesses and were able to provide much needed assistance for seven children and their families.  We also launched a fund to promote specialist palliative paediatric training for Nurses and sponsored the training of the first palliative paediatric qualification for a Nurse working in Sligo General Hospital and provided a laptop computer for Sligo's Paediatric Ward to enable teenagers to maintain contact with their friends.

The Bláthnaid Foley Trust provides funding for research into Primary Bone Cancer and support for children with a life threatening illness in the North West of Ireland

 

info@bftrust.org

 

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Why Early Detection is Important

Childhood cancers spread very rapidly and early detection can save a life.
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