A fundraiser has been launched to help a three-year-old boy from Blackwood access life-saving cancer treatment abroad. The appeal aims to raise money for specialist therapy after a key treatment was unexpectedly withdrawn in the UK.
The campaign is raising money to support the family of Teddy Sloman, from Blackwood, who needs specialist treatment for high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer.
High-risk neuroblastoma is a rare and aggressive type of childhood cancer that develops from immature nerve cells, most commonly in the adrenal glands or along the spine. It is considered "high-risk" because the cancer has often spread to other parts of the body or has features that make it more difficult to treat, requiring intensive treatment over many months.
Teddy's parents, Sarah and Kramer Sloman, are now seeking care overseas in the hope of giving their son the best possible chance of preventing the cancer from returning.
Sarah Sloman said: "We're asking for your help to give him the very best chance of beating this for good.
"We simply cannot stand by knowing there is a treatment out there that could stop this disease returning and give our little boy the future he deserves."
Teddy was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in July 2025 after weeks of illness. Initially believed to be teething, he stopped eating and drinking, slept for long periods and began vomiting.
Ms Sloman, who works as a paediatric nurse, discovered a lump in his abdomen.
Doctors later confirmed that the cancer had spread to his bone marrow.
He has spent the past nine months undergoing intensive treatment at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff, including chemotherapy, major surgery, stem cell harvesting, high-dose chemotherapy and proton beam therapy in London.
His parents have remained by his side throughout, while his younger brother, Joey, has been cared for by relatives.
Despite the treatment, Teddy's risk of relapse remains high because complications during therapy reduced some of the protection he previously had.
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The maintenance treatment, designed to help prevent the cancer from returning, is no longer available in the UK, meaning the family must now look abroad for the next stage of his care.
There are just three centres worldwide offering the treatment – two in the United States and one in Rome.
Each option comes with a significant cost, prompting the family to launch a public appeal for donations.
The Sloman family said every contribution, no matter how small, will help give Teddy the best possible chance of accessing the treatment and looking forward to a healthier future beyond cancer.
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