Brave schoolgirl given dream prom after months of gruelling cancer treatment forced her to miss ball
Helena Green also received a message from her favourite pop group Little Mix - she is now in the clear after completing her treatment in November last year
Alisha Rouse
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A brave cancer sufferer has been given her own dream prom of a lifetime after 11 months of gruelling treatment forced her to miss her school leavers' ball.
Helena Green was diagnosed with an aggressive form of childhood cancer in her kidney in December 2013 when she was just 11 years old.
Now 12, the youngster, from Liverpool, underwent almost a year of tough treatment including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, which meant she missed her final year of primary school - and the end of year celebration.
Getting ready: Helena gets her make-up done in time for the party (Image: Mercury Press)
But Helena has been treated to her very own graduation party on Friday thanks to Rays of Sunshine, a children's charity which grants wishes for seriously ill children aged three to 18.
She even got a special message from pop group Little Mix, Helena's favourite band, played on a big screen for the brave girl and her friends, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Helena's mum Stacey Shields, 31, said her daughter was now in the clear after completing her treatment in November last year.
She said: "Helena has been so excited. She's completely made up at how it's all gone.
Fighter: Helena is now in the clear after completing her treatment in November last year (Image: Mercury Press)
"She's about to go into senior school, but because of her treatment she missed her school leavers party with her friends, so it was a great way for her to celebrate at last."
Helena, who lost her hair during treatment, was treated to a glamorous new wig, as well as a handbag and a new pair of shoes.
Stacey said: "Rays of Sunshine brought seven dresses over to the house for Helena to try on.
"She had her make-up and nails done, too. She's never had anything like that done before so she felt like a little princess.
"She's still so thin though – she's not eating yet, she's on a bag of feed to build her up. Half of the dresses were too big."
Arrival: Helena was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in her kidney (Image: Mercury Press)
Despite enduring a gruelling year of treatment, Helena put on a brave face for her family.
Stacey said: "She flew right through the treatment, although she didn't talk about it at the time.
"Now that she's in the clear she's started saying that she used to get scared of going for chemo and worried about getting an infection, but she didn't want to scare or worry me."
Helena spent the party learning dance routines and playing around in the photo booth listening to a performance from a Little Mix tribute act.
Dream: Helena has been treated to her very own graduation party (Image: Mercury Press)
The brave girl said one of the best parts was spending much-missed time with her family.
She said: "There were 100 of us there, all close friends and family. It was big day for the whole family as none of us have properly seen each other for a year.
"It was nice to have the time to just sit and have a chat together."
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