Sunbury teacher Melissa Huggins needs your help to beat a brain tumour

Melissa supporters to form a human chain

A HUMAN chain of 2,000 people will form between a Shepperton church and the Sunbury school of seriously ill teacher Melissa Huggins, in a fundraising extravaganza. Read

Melissa Huggins given upbeat prognosis

MELISSA Huggins’ British doctor is hopeful the Sunbury teacher can live longer than the 10 years predicted by her American surgeon, if her cancer treatment has been a success. Read

Good news for Melissa after cancer treatment

MELISSA Huggins' British doctor is hopeful the Sunbury teacher can live longer than the ten years predicted by her American surgeon, if her cancer treatment has been a success. Read

Melissa Huggins to begin cancer treatment

Sunbury teacher Melissa Huggins finally begins her £160,000 lifesaving treatment on Monday and not even the prospect of losing her hair is dimming her defiance. Read

Melissa Huggins (centre) in Boston with friends and family

Melissa Huggins nerve-jangling wait for cancer treatment

Young cancer victim Melissa Huggins is still waiting to start life-saving treatment as American doctors insist on making their own diagnosis before proceeding. Read

Family stunned by whirlwind decision to start US treatment

Melissa and her family really were taking a trip into the unknown as they departed for America yesterday (Tuesday). Read

Melissa's dad asks: 'could treatment have been carried out free on the NHS?

NHS red-tape scuppered Melissa's chances of getting her £160,000 transatlantic proton treatment for free, says her dad, Mark. Read

Teacher Melissa 'weeks away' from tumour treatment

Cancer-stricken teacher Melissa Huggins could start treatment in the USA within weeks as funds raised on her behalf have topped £130,000. Read

Council worker raises £860 for tumour teacher

A fundraiser from Addlestone has joined in the effort to raise £190,000 for lifesaving cancer treatment for Staines teacher Melissa Huggins. Read

Fundraisers dig deep for teacher with tumour

Fundraisers far and wide have been digging deep as the fight to raise nearly £190,000 in the hope of saving the life of a young teacher gathers momentum. Read

Melissa is thrown lifeline by US doctors

Melissa Huggins, the Sunbury teacher battling a brain tumour, has spoken of her joy at being accepted by American doctors to receive lifesaving proton radiotherapy. Read

Melissa and fiancee James Pegram interviewed by London Tonight

Fresh blow for Melissa as cancer spreads

Tragic brain cancer sufferer Melissa Huggins has been told the disease has now spread to her lower spine – rocketing the cost of lifesaving treatment to nearly £200,000. Read

Teacher facing second battle with brain tumour

A young primary school teacher from Staines is facing her second battle with a brain tumour in three years, and must raise £100,000 for life-saving treatment. Read

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