An auction has been launched with days out and fine dining up for grabs to raise money for a four-year-old with a rare and aggressive cancer to go to America for treatment.
Teddy Lichten, from Hassocks, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of cancer which mainly affects babies and young children, just after his third birthday.
His parents Kat and Alistair have been fundraising to get him to America for treatment which is not currently available in the UK.
Teddy has since undergone high-dose chemotherapy, blood transfusions, stem cell transplants and radiotherapy.
He still has seven months of front-line treatment ahead of him.
Now, an auction has been launched to help raise funds to get him to the US, which could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The life-saving treatment is a new vaccine which would help Teddy’s body fight off the cancer on its own and could cost anything from £250,000 to £300,000.
The Auction Of Promises was set up in during Teddy’s birthday month, June, to support fundraising efforts.
Lucky bidders can win prizes including tickets for karaoke, Bewilder Box Escape Rooms, Lingfield Park Races, the Brighton i360 and a golf day at Cuckfield Golf Centre.
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There are also meals at The Set in Preston Road, The Grand, Med in Little East Street and Fatto a Mano Pizzeria up for grabs.
“We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our Sussex community. Friends and some of our favourite haunts have really stepped up and we now have some fantastic lots to bid on for a brilliant cause – keeping Teddy with his family, where he belongs,” said his mother Kat Lichten.
There are also prizes available from further afield, including Scottish staycations, Mediterranean mini-breaks, Michelin starred meals, London piano lessons and podcast tickets.
For train fanatics, there is even a train driver experience simulator with GTR, the operator in charge of Southern and Thameslink services.
The auction is now live and bidding closes on Sunday, June 25, at 5pm.
To support Teddy’s appeal you can explore the auction catalogue and bid at https://auctionofpromises.com/TeddysCampaign.
Read Teddy’s story, sign up to fundraise, or donate any amount at www.solvingkidscancer.org.uk/teddylichten.
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