Bury St Edmunds girl Kiki Wright given all clear after battle with rare bone cancer Ewing sarcoma

An 11-year-old girl from a Suffolk town has been praised for her bravery after she was given the all clear following a battle with a rare bone cancer.

Kiki Wright, of Bury St Edmunds, was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma at the start of this year and was left with a 50/50 survival rate after the cancer spread from her hip to chest.

After fears her leg would have to be amputated, Kiki endured months of chemotherapy treatment and had six weeks of radiotherapy in London during the summer.

The radiotherapy left large burns around her pelvis area and took weeks to heal before she returned to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge to start chemotherapy again, with Kiki’s last session on October 12.

She was given the all clear on November 12 following 14 chemotherapy sessions over the space of nine months.

Kiki’s mum Kat Wright, 35, said: “It is such fantastic news and we are absolutely thrilled.

“This last year, Kiki has been so brave and resilient. She has dealt with it amazingly and done her best to not let it affect her.

“It has been hard for her though. She’s been away from home so much and was upset because she missed her friends. She had some low moments and just wanted to have a normal life like everyone else.”

Kat added: “When we got the good news we broke down in pure relief as it was what we had been hoping and praying for. There were lots of tears.

“She is over the moon now and I am just so so proud of her.”

With Kiki now in remission, there is apparently some tissue residue left behind, but doctors have said they are not concerned.

She is still set to have MRI scans at Addebrooke’s every three months for the foreseeable future.

Kat said she is looking forward to life slowly returning to normal after a hectic year for her Kiki and also Kiki’s brother Reggie, 12, who has struggled to cope with his mum and sister being away so much.

Kat has thanked everyone for their support, especially Kiki’s grandmother Eileen Wright.

Eileen, 78, said: “I’m still very emotional as it’s been months of emotions for the family and Kiki has been through so much.

“No child should have to go through this and I feel incredibly proud of Kiki for being so strong and such a fighter.”

“I want to thank everyone for their prayers and kind wishes.”