A seven-year-old girl who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at just 18 months old has finally been given the all clear after battling the aggressive illness for years.
Brave Breya Ward from Colchester, Essex, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a tot - news which devastated her mum. Holly Robinson and dad, Ollie Ward.
After they received the awful diagnosis, the Essex Echo reports Breya's parents and her local community raised £250,000 so she could have pioneering treatment in the USA.
And three years ago, little Breya went into remission - but doctors left her parents with a stark warning.
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Due to the severity of the cancer she'd battled, Breya only had a 30% chance of longer term survival, meaning the family lived day-to-day and couldn't look to the future.
However, everything changed last week when Holly and Ollie received some wonderful news - Breya was all-clear of cancer.
Holly, 33, told the Echo: "I have now finally allowed myself to be overwhelmed with emotions about the fact Breya is going to live a long and happy life.
"As a mother, and a family, what we went through was unexplainable, but looking back it has made me grow a lot as a person."
She added her daughter has taught her that "literally anything is possible" and that she's "doing amazingly."
Although there have been a few physical barriers to Breya's recovery, Holly said her daughter is mentally strong.
She is also relieved to see her daughter is living a "normal life" of a seven-year-old.
Since dealing with her daughter's illness, Holly has set up The Hormone Hub with long-time friend and qualified therapist Rachael Anderson.
The pair run group therapy sessions and they're also launching mindfulness classes too.
Drawing from her own experience with Breya, Holly now offers pain management clinical hypnotherapy to help children fighting cancer to deal with side effects of chemo.
She says she was inspired to launch the classes after learning about de-stressing methods with Breya when she was sick.
The clinical hypnotherapist said she does meditation and yoga with Breya most days, which she believes has had a positive impact on the schoolgirl's recovery.
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Offering the initial classes free of charge, Holly explained many people can't afford conventional therapy and so she hopes she can help those from lower-income backgrounds access the help they need.
