Kip Freshwater, a 5-year old boy from Birmingham, England, made a big impact with his short, joy-filled life.
The family are generously supporting World Child Cancer’s programme in Cameroon, helping to give many more children with cancer the treatment and care they need.
Kip brought joy to everyone he knew with his infectious sense of humour. He also won the hearts of thousands of radio listeners when he featured on BBC 5’s Kermode & Mayo’s film review radio show shouting the rudest words he could think of, ‘smelly pants wee!’
Ed, Kip’s Dad, explains why they have chosen to support World Child Cancer.
In the four years of Kip’s treatment for leukaemia, we benefitted from the very best health care in the world; it was local, and we didn’t have to worry about paying for it. So, despite the heartache of his illness and death, there was a huge burden we did not have to carry. But families around the world are struggling under the weight of poor access and high cost that means many easily preventable diseases are left untreated.
Ed Freshwater
Where you live doesn’t affect the love you have for your child, but it makes a world of difference to their chances of surviving an illness. So, we committed to raising funds to support children and families, and improve access to life-saving care as much as we can.
Ed Freshwater
We cannot thank the Freshwater family enough for the tremendous support they have shown for children and families worldwide in honour of Kip. You can read their blog here.
The huge impact he is making will not be forgotten, and his legacy will continue to make a difference to many thousands of lives all around the world.
Join Team Kip and World Child Cancer and let’s continue his legacy by supporting, donating and advocating for childhood cancer today.
Meet Uttam – just one of the 662 children as part of our ‘Closing the Cancer Gap’ appeal, including matched funding from the UK Government.
Read moreDiscover Alile’s journey through cancer as recounted by her mother, from the initial symptoms to diagnosis and treatment.
Read moreWe first met Naa in 2016 when she was diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumour at 7 years old. In 2021 the cancer returned and Naa underwent treatment again. She has battled cancer twice and is now back in school.
Read moreWe first met Joseph in 2019 after he was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Find out more how he is doing after his successful treatment.
Read moreKayin was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. He is now working as a carpenter and is feeling happy and strong.
Read moreMeet Uttam – just one of the 662 children as part of our ‘Closing the Cancer Gap’ appeal, including matched funding from the UK Government.
Read moreDiscover Alile’s journey through cancer as recounted by her mother, from the initial symptoms to diagnosis and treatment.
Read moreWe first met Naa in 2016 when she was diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumour at 7 years old. In 2021 the cancer returned and Naa underwent treatment again. She has battled cancer twice and is now back in school.
Read moreWe first met Joseph in 2019 after he was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Find out more how he is doing after his successful treatment.
Read moreKayin was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. He is now working as a carpenter and is feeling happy and strong.
Read moreRead more about our catch-up with Rebecca after undergoing cancer treatment through World Child Cancer in Ghana six years ago.
Read more14-year-old Hassan from the Machinga district of Malawi was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) last year.
Read moreFive years after developing cancer and two years of treatment later, six-year-old Tiwo is doing well
Read moreMeet Franklyn, now 17, who is fully recovered from cancer and dreams of becoming a doctor to help others
Read moreRebecca is now able to return to school after undergoing cancer treatment through World Child Cancer in Ghana
Read morePrince went on to become a childhood cancer advocate and help many other children just like him when he recovered from leukaemia. Read More
Read moreMeet Estaphanie, who is excited to start university after being forced to take time out of school following a cancer diagnosis
Read moreBulu is looking forward to following in his brother’s footsteps getting back on the football field
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