Maggie Adcock, who raised money for trial cancer treatment, has died a year after her diagnosis.
A teenager who raised money for trial treatment to fight an aggressive form of cancer has died a year after being diagnosed.She had chemotherapy but in January was told she had only weeks or months to live, after the cancer spread to her brain.After Maggie was told her cancer was terminal, her friends and teachersfor her 18th birthday in May.
In an update to the fundraising campaign last month, Maggie's mother thanked everyone for organising it.Image source,Maggie loved to travel and studied A-level geography with the hope of going to university Maggie's parents said she loved to travel, and had hoped to be able to see the world as part of her job one day.
Some of the money from the fundraising page - which raised more than £100,000 - was used so Maggie could go on trips to Paris and Italy before she died.She had fitted the trips around her chemotherapy treatment."The recent chemotherapy regime during the last four months has been a very tough one. Maggie was admitted into hospital numerous times because of the side effects. It was very difficult to see her struggling.
An email sent to parents said: "Maggie was an inspirational student who despite the devastating diagnosis last year, remained positive and determined to make the most of every day."
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