Fresh hopes for toddler given just days to live

A SERIOUSLY ill toddler suffering from an extremely aggressive form of cancer was given just days to live last month but is set to undergo further treatment over the coming weeks in an attempt to help her survive.

In June, two-and-a-half -year-old Holly O’Keeffe — who has battled against a series of severe brain, eye and kidney tumours for the past 16 months — was given just days to live by specialist physicians.

The parents of the little girl from Tower, Co Cork, were so convinced by a diagnosis from Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, that the latest brain tumour was inoperable that they brought her home for palliative care and were considering buying a funeral plot.