Our three-year-old son Teddy has spent the last year fighting high-risk neuroblastoma. The treatment that helps stop it coming back has been withdrawn in the UK. Please help us give him the very best chance of beating this for good.
The maintenance treatment that helps prevent Teddy's cancer coming back has been unexpectedly withdrawn here in the UK. At the same time, complications from his treatment mean Teddy has already lost part of the protection he had.
Teddy is at high risk of relapse, and for children who relapse, survival rates are heartbreakingly low. In the entire world there are only three options left to give him this vital protection: two in America and one in Rome. Every one of them comes with a significant cost.
The only way we can now get Teddy what he needs is to fund it ourselves.
From Sarah, Teddy's mum
Hi, I'm Sarah. Together with my husband Kramer, I'm raising money for the bravest little boy we know, our son, Teddy.
Teddy was a happy, curious, bright blonde little boy with a head of curls, always exploring and into everything. Then, at the end of June 2025, everything changed.
It started with what we thought was teething. But Teddy stopped eating and drinking, began sleeping for hours in the day as well as all night, and then the vomiting began.
As a paediatric nurse, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was seriously wrong. Then, during a baby massage, I felt a lump in his tummy and my heart dropped.
After weeks of GP and hospital visits, on 16th July 2025 we were given the news no parent is ever ready to hear: Teddy had high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. The tumour was so large it filled his entire abdomen, pressing on his organs and making it hard for him to eat or even breathe. The cancer had already spread to his bone marrow.
Since then, our family has been living a life we could never have imagined. Kramer and I have lived on the ward at the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff, taking it in shifts so Teddy is never alone, while his baby brother Joey has stayed with my parents. Being apart as a family has been one of the hardest parts of all.
And yet he keeps smiling, keeps fighting, and keeps being our Teddy.
Through it all, Teddy has had to learn to walk again more than once, has faced food aversions and setbacks, and most recently has had his vision badly affected by his medication.
Now we face our biggest challenge yet. We simply cannot stand by knowing there is a treatment out there that could stop this disease returning and give our little boy the future he deserves.
Teddy has been through more in a single year than most people face in their whole lives.
Teddy stops eating and drinking, sleeps for hours and starts vomiting. Sarah finds a lump in his tummy.
Diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, already spread to his bone marrow.
Intense chemotherapy in Cardiff, high-risk surgery in Birmingham, stem cell harvest and high-dose chemotherapy, proton beam therapy in London and gruelling immunotherapy, with an infusion falling right over his 3rd birthday.
The UK maintenance treatment that protects against relapse has been withdrawn. Teddy needs to access it abroad.
Everything raised goes towards Teddy's ongoing treatment, whatever that looks like, including the costs that come with it, giving him the very best possible chance of beating this for good.
The three remaining options for the treatment he needs:
This fundraiser was set up by me, Sarah, Teddy's mum. I am the organiser and the beneficiary along with my husband, Kramer, and all donations come directly to my bank account.
Every penny raised goes towards Teddy's treatment and the costs that come with it. Nothing is being taken for anything else.
Donations are made through GoFundMe and are covered by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.
Whether it's a donation or simply sharing Teddy's story far and wide, every bit of help brings him closer to the treatment he needs.
Post Teddy's story on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or anywhere people will see it.
Run, bake, swim or host something. Teams, schools and clubs are already raising money for Teddy.
Visit the fundraiserOur charity sweet boxes, created by Luna's Magical Sweets, raise money for Teddy with every box.
Coming soonThank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for anything you can give, and for helping us fight for Teddy's future.
With love and gratitude,
Sarah, Kramer, Teddy and Joey
Together For Teddy is a personal fundraiser organised by Sarah Sloman through GoFundMe. It is not a registered charity.
