The nine-year-old, who gained a Child of Courage award ultimately 12 months’s Pride of Britain awards, hasn’t stopped campaigning for different unwell kids
Pride of Britain’s Florrie Bark desires to deal with others to a really particular night time out
She’s the little woman who stole hearts together with her huge snort and scooped Pride of Britain’s 2024 Child of Courage award.
Now nine-year-old Florrie Bark is on the hunt for some new associates – so she will be able to deal with different sick kids to a particular night time out.
Florrie, who lives with a uncommon type of most cancers referred to as acute myeloid leukaemia, shall be watching Katy Perry performing her Lifetimes Tour at London’s O2 on October 13 – and needs some extra kids to affix her in a VIP field.
The lovely teen, who’s on the lung transplant listing and desires oxygen 24 hours a day, hasn’t stopped campaigning for different unwell kids since successful her prestigious gong final autumn.
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And, due to the generosity of businessman Sean Reddington, CEO of Thrive Learning, Florrie’s charity BeMoreFab could have the chance to carry as much as 10 kids and their dad and mom alongside together with her for the fabulous night time out subsequent month.
“Because of Sean, Florrie had the chance to go to Taylor Swift’s Eras tour,” her dad Andrew Bark tells The Mirror. “At a time that was extremely tough, Florence received the right distraction within the type of this wonderful day that made her really feel extremely particular.
“It was a core reminiscence for all of us, simply seeing how delighted and glad Florence was when she was there.”
Now Florrie desires to have the ability to deal with different kids going by way of their very own gruelling most cancers journeys to an evening out the place they will dress up and sing alongside to popstar Katy Perry’s biggest hits.
And businessman Sean is just too glad to assist her.
He says: “Florrie is an excellent woman. I’m glad to do something I can to make her life somewhat bit higher and to assist the charity arrange by her sensible mum and pa.
“I understand how a lot she loves Katy Perry which is why I provided her my field on the O2. But it’s typical that she would need to share this deal with with different kids who’re going by way of related challenges.
“Florrie is a humorous, courageous and inspirational particular person. I hope she and her new associates have an incredible time.”
Florrie’s mum Stacey is aware of solely too nicely how particular an evening out is for youngsters like her sunny little woman.
“Children like Florrie who’re immunocompromised simply don’t get to mingle in any other case,” says Florrie’s mum Stacey.
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“We need to assist construct a neighborhood in order that they get to know different kids who’re in the identical place as them, as a result of it’s so lonely for them and it’s so beautiful after they meet somebody who understands what it’s wish to be a toddler with most cancers.”
“Children who haven’t confronted what I’ve don’t perceive how tough it’s to do ‘regular’ issues like going to a live performance,” says Florrie. “There’s plenty of locations I can’t go to due to the germs.
“When you’ve been in hospital otherwise you’ve been poorly for a very long time, you haven’t been capable of exit and do plenty of issues, so it’s actually particular to have these reminiscences to make with your loved ones.”
Andrew provides: “Even kids who don’t want oxygen, like Florrie does, have doubtlessly gone by way of chemotherapy and remedy that leaves them so fatigued that they typically require wheelchairs, so it’s the navigating by way of busy crowds and so forth that turns into tough.
“You actively keep away from going to busy locations so our youngsters sadly miss out on the very experiences that assist take their minds off what they’re going by way of, and simply permit them to be kids once more. That’s why Florrie actually desires to assist.”
For sick kids to be in with an opportunity of becoming a member of Florrie within the VIP field, dad and mom might want to signal as much as the BeMoreFab ‘Fabily’, which you’ll be able to entry by way of the QR code on this web page or through https://kinds.workplace.com/e/K7Xw1XMX3G
There you may add your kids’s most cancers analysis and the hospital they’re registered at and put in a request to affix Florrie at London’s O2 for the Katy Perry live performance on October 13.
Selfless and sparkly
At simply 9 years previous, Florrie Bark has already proven extra braveness, coronary heart and sparkle than many people handle in a lifetime.
The Corby schoolgirl was topped Child of Courage ultimately 12 months’s Pride of Britain Awards, not merely for beating most cancers, however the best way she has impressed and helped so many others.
Florrie started struggling repeated infections in 2022. The five-year-old was recognized with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) aged 5, a really uncommon type of most cancers which may be aggressive.
Florrie’s dad, Andy, remembers his daughter comforting him and his mum, Stacey, after they had been instructed in regards to the heart-shattering analysis.
He says: “Florence wiped the tears off my face and mentioned, ‘Stop crying, it’ll be OK’.”
When specialist chemotherapy didn’t work, Florrie underwent a bone marrow transplant which saved her life.
But it left her with broken lungs, and he or she’s now ready for a lung transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Refusing to really feel sorry for herself, whereas she was receiving remedy in hospital, Florrie started posting heart-warming TikTok movies providing recommendation and assist to different cancer-battling kids, which have gained her almost 165K followers.
She additionally arrange her personal charity, Be More Fab, to boost funds that assist kids, households and colleges by way of the challenges of most cancers.
Her dad Andy mentioned: “Florrie is essentially the most selfless particular person, at all times extra anxious about others than herself.
“She simply desires to assist, to make folks glad and present all that you are able to do regardless of having most cancers. She has been round loss of life so she is aware of how valuable life is.”
She shall be a tough act to comply with, as we now gear up for the 2025 Daily Mirror Pride of Britain with P&O Cruises awards subsequent month.
