Arabic version: مجتمع اللاكروس يتكاتف لدعم طفلة من أديلايد مصابة بسرطان الدم

According to ABC News, five-year-old Margot Whinnen has begun chemotherapy at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer. Margot was diagnosed last Saturday after painful symptoms, including a stomach ache, led her parents Jesse and Nicole to take her for tests.

Jesse Whinnen said a blood test produced surprising results and Margot was transferred to the hospital, where the family learned she had acute myeloid leukaemia. He said she will undergo four rounds of treatment and will likely remain in hospital for months.

Margot’s family plays for the local Sturt Lacrosse Club, and South Australia’s lacrosse community held a fundraising fete in Brighton on Saturday. The event, called “Stick It 2 Leukaemia”, drew hundreds of people in support of the Whinnen family.

A GoFundMe page set up for the family has raised more than $63,000. Traci Mathwin, a director of Lacrosse South Australia, said support had arrived from across the globe, including from World Lacrosse. She said the community’s support for Margot, Jesse, Nicole and Margot’s brothers Logan and Miles meant a lot.