An eight year old girl was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer after her condition, initially thought to be Covid, rapidly deteriorated.
Monique Fuller became pale and experienced blurred vision, prompting an urgent hospital visit where she underwent a series of tests.These led to the diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in November.Her mother, Chantelle Quinn, shared her heartbreak: "I felt horrible.
I lost it and broke down. I couldn't accept it and I still have trouble accepting it... I wish I could take it from her. She's my baby."ALL is a cancer that targets the blood and bone marrow, marked by an excess of immature white blood cells known as leukaemic blasts.
These cells can overflow into the bloodstream and spread to organs like the lymph nodes, spleen, liver, and central nervous system.