{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/93632869-73cf-44c9-bc9a-3e596d6fbe8f/6a9ad9783559f17478698c99?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"You’re So Much Stronger Than You Think\": One Family's Double Battle with Childhood Cancer","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ead4506c05e3223f40beb/1788531509183-159b8624-e72f-433b-bccb-4d1e673d1e43.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week on Happy Mum, we are joined by strong, inspiring and incredible mother of two Sophie Derry.</p><p><br></p><p>When Sophie's daughter Odette started vomiting on car journeys and having headaches, doctors initially put it down to travel sickness. An eye test changed everything, revealing a brain tumour that would lead to emergency surgery and fifteen further operations over seven months. Before the family could catch their breath, Sophie's younger daughter Eliza was diagnosed with leukaemia.</p><p><br></p><p>Sophie opens up to Gi about what it's like to face childhood cancer not once but twice -- the fear, the exhaustion, and the moments of hope.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’d like to show your support for some of the charities that have been there for Sophie, you can find links to them below:</p><p><br></p><p>PASIC&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.pasic.org.uk</p><p><br></p><p>When You Wish Upon a Star&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk</p><p><br></p><p>Young Lives v Cancer&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk</p>","author_name":"Giovanna Fletcher"}