Edwina Bartholomew shares heart-warming news of a toddler’s recovery
Sunrise presenter Edwina Bartholomew has shared news she says is “close to my heart” about Sydney toddler, Grace Bridges, winning her battle with cancer.
The news comes as a great relief to Bartholomew, who is pregnant herself and a mother to one-year-old daughter Molly. When Bartholomew first shared Grace’s story in June, she broke down on air.
But now Bartholomew has been able to share with viewers that two-year-old Grace – or ‘Amazing Grace’ as she’s now called by the doctors, has been “declared cancer-free” after undergoing multiple bouts of gruelling chemotherapy.
“Here’s an update on a story that’s very close to my heart,” Bartholomew said on Wednesday.
“Earlier this year I met toddler grace Bridges. This gorgeous little girl has been battling the rare cancer named metastatic hepatoblastoma.”
“I’m delighted to tell you that this week her parents and Grace received the best news ever - she is cancer-free!” she said.
Treatment of 70 doses of chemotherapy
Grace had undergone a staggering 70 doses of chemotherapy, five major surgeries and has spent more than 100 days in hospital.
Her rare cancer was so aggressive that devastated doctors at one point warned her heartbroken parents their daughter may have just 24 hours to live.
Bartholomew described the update as “beautiful” and recalled her emotional response to meeting Grace and her family earlier this year.
“You might remember because I absolutely lost it!” she joked.
“They call her ‘amazing Grace’ and I think that is absolutely the best name for her, she is such a cute kid,” Bartholomew added.
“It’s such wonderful news for her whole family to be cancer-free after that horrific ordeal.”
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