Signing Up 4 Singing

Chloe Bigmore died on 8th December 2007, she was a remarkable 14-year-old

Chloe came from a very supportive family who have now set up a trust to help fund a researcher post to look into the rare cancer Chloe died of. This: http://www.justgiving.com/chloebigmore is Chloe’s father’s website. Please take time to have a look as Paul Bigmore, pictured here with Chloe, has been raising money running marathons in his daughter's name

The latest fund raiser is a hymn "singathon" and members of the small community of Laleston where Chloe’s family live are signing up to sing! They even have the Archbishop of Wales joining in the vocal fundraising at St David's Church.

Chloe did not know she was dying of cancer. She had told her parents to only tell her the good news and after eleven months of fighting ‘desmoplastic round cell sarcoma’, this rare form normally seen in male adolescents, her battle ended. This nasty invader had spread to her internal organs and had overwhelmed her.

“She was like a whirlwind. She had a smiley face. She just accepted everything.”

Her family have some great memories; Chloe was a great dancer and had an ambition to go to the Royal Ballet School like her hero Darcey Bussell; she was a trained singer too taking lessons three times a week. Chloe was also a grade 5 pianist and speaking as the mother of a grade 5 clarinettist, that takes a great deal of dedication.

This is such a touching story and I’m posting it to my blog because this cancer is so rare. There is hardly any research being done to find a cure. Teens seem to be the forgotten patients and I know they can be annoying and frustrating (in general), however they need as much care and love as any other patient.

My heart goes out to Paul and Lesley Bigmore and her sister Laura and brother Luke. They are keeping Chloe’s name alive and I hope my blog brings them at least one more click on their website and a little more recognition.