Fiadh Ronan, 5, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in October 2023.GoFundMe
The Together for Fiadh GoFundMe page has received nearly 8k donations since being launched by Fiadh's parents Frank Ronan and Anne Marie Dempsey on Saturday, February 8.
The campaign is to support Fiadh Ronan, a five-year-old girl from Abbeydorney in Co Kerry who is fighting neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer.
After being diagnosed in October 2023, Fiadh is nearing the end of her frontline care, and her family is hopeful that her final set of scans will show no evidence of disease.
However, neuroblastoma has a very high relapse rate and there are limited treatment options if relapse occurs.
"This makes the long-term survival rate unthinkable," Fiadh's parents wrote on the GoFundMe page.
"There are maintenance therapies for Neuroblastoma available that aim to prevent the disease from returning.
"Unfortunately, children from the Republic of Ireland can only avail of these therapies through clinical trials in the USA.
"These trials are extremely costly, which is why we urgently need your support."
The Together for Fiadh campaign is aiming to raise €400k, and as of Tuesday afternoon, it is impressively within touching distance of its goal having raised more than €330k, a figure that is steadily growing.
Among the 7.9k donations on Tuesday afternoon is a €10,000 boost from an anonymous donor.
Fiadh's parents Frank, from Co Kerry, and Anne Marie, from Co Kerry, told The Kerryman newspaper on Monday that they are "blown away" and "quite overwhelmed" with the response to the campaign for their daughter.
Fiadh Ronan.
Fiadh is "very bubbly," her father Frank told Radio Kerry last week.
"She loves dolls, playing with dolls, coloring, arts and crafts. She'd spend lots of time with her teacher up in Crumlin there doing arts and crafts.
"She'd have you on your toes all day.
"She loves going to the shop with her granddad in Lixnaw."
He added: "She's just a bubbly character, really. For all she's gone through, it's amazing really. It's great to see."
Frank and Anne Marie told The Kerryman that with the funds raised, the family hopes to travel to the US in mid-May. They will have to travel every three months for two years for the treatment, which is not approved in Europe.
"It gives her the best chance," Anne Marie told The Kerryman. "There is a high risk of relapse."
The Together for Fiadh campaign has also received boosts from some big names in Ireland, including singer-songwriter Daniel O'Donnell, social media star Tadhg Fleming, Johnny B of 'The 2 Johnnies,' and a slew of GAA and Irish sports stars.
You can learn more about the Together for Fiadh campaign on GoFundMe, Facebook, and Instagram.