Shannon's Garden

In February 2002, Shannon Bradshaw had just turned seven and had always been a healthy little girl. Doctors at Alder Hay Hospital, Liverpool diagnosed Shannon as having a life threatening condition - Aplastic Anaemia. A bone marrow transplant was her only hope for a cure, but with no suitable donor, her aunt Jackie organised Donor clinics throughtout the North West of England. This resulted in almost 7000 people registering with the Anthony Nolan Trust, an organisation specialising in matching patients with suitable bone marrow donors. Unfortunately, by the time a perfect match was found, Shannon was too ill to have the life-saving operation and sadly on 17 July 2002, just five short months after diagnosis, Shannon lost her very brave battle. This book contains a poem about Shannon that children can draw along to.