Family's shock as young sisters both diagnosed with cancer
A family in Leicestershire is grappling with the rare and devastating news that both of their young daughters have been diagnosed with cancer. Despite extensive genetic testing, doctors have found no hereditary link, attributing the situation to extreme misfortune.
Why it matters
The story highlights the emotional and medical challenges faced by families dealing with rare pediatric health crises.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Helen Astle and Ben Carr , Leicester Shared by family Odette (left) has been supporting her younger sister Eliza through her treatment The family of two young sisters who were both diagnosed with cancer say they felt "absolute numbness" at the news and asked medical staff to "double check" there had not been a mistake.
Odette was three when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February 2022 and has since undergone 15 surgeries.
After returning from hospital to her home in Hinckley, Leicestershire, life for the family seemed to be returning to a new normal - but in 2024 her younger sister Eliza was diagnosed with leukaemia.
For parents Tom and Sophie there was a feeling of disbelief at Eliza's diagnosis.
"We were asking them to double check. 'Are you sure because that seems a bit unfair'," Tom said.
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