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'Leukaemia killed my sister at just 6, but her legacy is charity that raised millions'

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When six-year-old Susan Eastwood died of an incurable disease in 1960, her family’s world fell apart. But with help from the Sunday People, a charity was built on that heartache that has raised £500million – and saved ­countless lives.

Today, Susan’s big sister Sylvia proudly tells how leukaemia is no longer a death sentence, thanks to that ­charity’s tireless work.

Sylvia, 76, says: “It’s Susan’s memory and legacy that keep me going and keep inspiring me every day. “When she was diagnosed with ­leukaemia, it was a death sentence.

But now, thanks to the fund, we’ve a 90 per cent cure rate.” It was 60 years ago this month that her parents Dave and Hilda picked up their copy of the Sunday People and read a ­story that would change their life

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