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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