A North Yorkshire equestrian centre turned purple final weekend as horses and riders gathered in reminiscence of a “stunning” younger rider who died from a uncommon most cancers aged eight.
Brigg View Farm, in Filey, hosted the primary annual Olivia Eyre Present on 24 August. Olivia died in January, 4 years after she was identified with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
The present has to date raised over £1,500 for Olivia’s Arc; a part of general rhabdomyosarcoma youngsters’s charity Alice’s Arc.
Olivia’s mom Jemma instructed H&H Brigg View has agreed that the present might be an annual occasion.
“She was too nice to be forgotten,” she mentioned. “The present was an enormous success, and emotional because it was, it was beautiful.”
Olivia was 4 when she was identified with the soft-tissue most cancers in her forearm. She underwent surgical procedure, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, then a yr of upkeep remedy. However two months later, the most cancers returned in her neck.
“She had extra surgical procedure, extra remedy and was doing very well,” Jemma mentioned. “Then she relapsed; it was in her lungs and there have been no different choices. She handed away on 7 January, aged eight.
“She was an solely little one and determined for a brother or sister; she mentioned she’d ask Santa for one for Christmas. We acquired pregnant and her sister was due on Christmas Eve.”
However the household was instructed, on 6 December, that there was nothing extra that might be completed for Olivia, and he or she was moved to end-of-life care.
“We have been determined for Olivia to have an opportunity of being the massive sister she had longed to be,” the household mentioned. “Mummy was induced on 10 December and Olivia was allowed to be on the water delivery and was totally concerned in the entire birthing course of. She did all of the firsts with child Elsie, pores and skin on pores and skin, first bottle, all first checks, all potential because of the superb maternity crew at Scarborough hospital. Olivia managed simply 4 brief weeks of being the most effective huge sister to child Elsie, serving to select outfits and nappies and bathing her each evening.
“Olivia handed away at residence peacefully, aged eight and can for ever be child Elsie’s guardian angel.”
Jemma mentioned her daughter had at all times liked horses and driving, however that when she was first identified, medical doctors thought driving can be too dangerous for her.
“However when she relapsed, we mentioned ‘That’s it, we’re going to get her a pony’,” Jemma mentioned. “You’ve acquired to think about high quality of life so we purchased Solo two years in the past and he or she had a yr with him. Final summer time she had her finest summer time ever; she mentioned she was so fortunate to have him, and the life she had.”
Jemma mentioned the household needed to do one thing in Olivia’s reminiscence, so that they selected Brigg Farm the place Olivia had typically competed.
“She used to do her exhibiting and leaping exhibits there and we liked it because it’s such a relaxed ambiance and Becky who owns it’s completely beautiful,” Jemma mentioned. “All people made such an effort. Purple was Olivia’s color so we had awards for the purplest horse and purplest pony, and everybody put their coronary heart and soul into it.We have been overwhelmed by the generosity from all of the native companies that sponsored the present, we had an enormous quantity of sponsors and can be for ever grateful for the kindness of individuals.
Elsie with Solo on the present. Image by Emily Waterman
“We took Solo and I did a few lessons with him, then Elsie did her first ever class, at eight months previous in her little basket saddle. Olivia would have been so proud.”
Olivia’s Arc has to date raised over £13,600. Donations might be made on-line.
“The charity has scientists and medical doctors looking for a greater remedy for the most cancers, a much less harsh remedy,” Jemma mentioned. “As a result of it’s so uncommon, they’re nonetheless utilizing the medication they used 60 or 70 years in the past.
“However by way of the 4 years, all of the chemotherapy and operations and radiotherapy, it by no means outlined Olivia. She was such a grafter, at all times busy, at all times driving. She liked her canine and he or she did every little thing; her favorite jobs have been mucking out and poo-picking.
“She by no means stopped residing her life to the fullest.”
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