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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner with his wife Suzy and his son Jackson in the garden (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies born with a c
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner's dinner party dish of Venison fillet with savoy cabbage, carrot and celeriac with a red wine and chocolate sauce (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BH
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Jackson Faulkner loves being in the kitchen with his dad (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies born with a congenital
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner with his son Jackson in the kitchen, making cakes (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies born with a cong
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner with his son Jackson in the kitchen (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies born with a congenital
heart d
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner and Jackson with his sister in law Fiona at the British Heart Foundation Blenheim Palace Run in 2019 (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's a
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner with his son Jackson at the park (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies born with a congenital
heart defe
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Jackson Faulkner after his surgery in February 2021 (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies born with a congenital
hear
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner on MasterChef (PA REAL LIFE & BBC/Shine TV) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies born with a congenital
heart defect.
Jackson
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle ready for her formal. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle in hospital. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle doing the rickshaw challenge. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle doing the rickshaw challenge. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle at Children in Need. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to t
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Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
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Adelle and Robert outside the BBC. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her do
(c) Dukas -
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Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
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Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
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Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
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Adelle and Robert. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her,
(c) Dukas -
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Adelle and her brother Carter before the illness. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Adelle. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her, Robert sai
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Robert donating his stem cells. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down
(c) Dukas -
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Robert and Adelle at Children in Need. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat he
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Robert and Adelle. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to tell
her
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Robert Keon hat seine Tochter an Blutkrebs verloren: Nun spendet er Stammzellen um Leukämiekranken zu helfen
Robert after his transplant. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141718_014
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Adelle at Children in Need. (PA Real Life/ Collect) *** Devoted dad donates stem cells to a stranger in
honour of the beloved teenage daughter he lost to
blood cancer last summer
By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life
A father-of-five has honoured the memory of the teenage daughter he lost to blood cancer
last summer by donating his stem cells to save a stranger's life.
Just 15 when she was diagnosed in March 2018, Robert Keown, 44, who is a full -time
carer for his son, Carter, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was heartbroken when he
discovered his stem cells were not a match for his beloved girl, Adelle.
Fortunately, an anonymous donor was found and just nine months later Adelle - one of six
children including William, 25, trainee teacher Rebecca, 22, her twin brother Aaron, 18,
and Carter, 13 - was given the all clear.
Tragically, her cancer returned in March 2020 and in July, Adelle - a sixth former who had
planned to work with children with cancer - died peacefully in hospital, with her family by
her bedside, aged just 18.
Robert, whose wife Leanne, 40, can't work due to ill health, said: We all miss her so
much and have been trying to keep her legacy alive.
When I got the call that I was a match for someone, I didnt think twice.
Adelle received an anonymous donation in 2018 and it gave us another 18 m onths with
her. I hope my contribution can help another family.
Robert and Leanne's nightmare began in January 2018, when Adelle came down with
tonsillitis.
He said: At first, we didnt think anything of it. Adelle had suffered with tonsillitis on and
off all her life and she normally got better.
Doctors expected it to clear up within a few weeks but, by March, she still wasnt well.
Thats when they took her for tests.
Adelle was referred to Belfast City Hospital, where blood tests led to a devasta ting
diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
It was actually Adelle who broke the news to me after a doctor had sat her down to t
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141495_006
SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner with his son Jackson at his allotment (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies born with a congenital
heart
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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NEWS - Coronavirus: Symbolfoto Einkaufshilfe
Pfaffenhofen, Germany, March 30, 2020.
Symbol photo for food delivery due to the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) on March 30, 2020 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner's 2019 dinner of harrisa-marinated lamb with mint chutney, pistachios and yoghurt dressing with flatbreads (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Sho
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
Auch ein Engel braucht mal Hilfe: Ein defektes ADAC Pannenfahrzeug wird in Hamburg Mümmelmannsberg von einem Abschleppwagen des ADAC huckepack genommen
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SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner with his son Jackson after his second surgery in December 2018 (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF), Shone's affects just 0.6 per cent of babies bor
(c) Dukas -
DUK10141495_003
SCHICKSALE - In der Tv-Show MasterChef: Das Kochen hilft Barry Faulkner durch die harte Zeit von drei Herzoperationen seines kleinen Sohnes Jackson
Baz Faulkner with his wife Suzy and son Jackson at home for Christmas in December 2018 - one week after his second surgery (PA REAL LIFE/Collect) *** MasterChef quarter finalist learned to cook as
therapy when baby son endured three heart
operations
By James Butler, PA Real Life
When Barry Faulkner bowed out of the MasterChef quarter finals last Thursday he was
already every inch a winner.
For Baz, 39, of Redhill, Surrey, found his gastronomic flair when he started cooking to
cope with the near insurmountable stress of watching his little boy, Jackson, endure three
major operations before the age of three for an extremely rare heart conditio n.
Now the recruitment consultant and his wife, Suzy, 40, a tourist board executive, are
celebrating a triple whammy, as two-year-old Jackson is doing well, they are expecting a
baby girl in May and Baz cooked up a storm on the popular TV show.
He said: "I did the show for Jackson. I don't ever want him to feel that just because he
has a heart condition or disability in some way that he can't achieve whatever he wants to
achieve.
"I love MasterChef, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring - and I hope that one day he
is as proud of me as I am of him, every day.
"Jackson's started to take an active interest in the kitchen now. I have him preparing
carrots and we bake cakes together and make pasta and bread.
"I've even put his own little play kitchen in his bedroom, where he's always banging toy
pots and pans together. He's a future foodie - he absolutely loves it."
Microwaving an M&S spaghetti Bolognese was the limit of Baz's culinary skill when
Jackson was born in July 2018 at East Surrey Hospital.
Sadly, the new parents' joy soon turned to terror when, just hours later, the tiny baby was
rushed to intensive care experiencing heart problems, which were later diagnosed as
Shone's Complex.
Characterised by various heart defects on the left-hand side, according to the British
Heart Foundation (BHF),
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DUK10110113_069
PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Manuela Schwesig mit Sawsan Chebli
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
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PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Wladimir und Vitali Klitschko
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
*** Local Caption *** 09770915
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PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Thomas Heinze mit Franziska Weisz
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
*** Local Caption *** 09770907
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DUK10110113_064
PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Udo Lindenberg mit Maria Furtwaengler
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
*** Local Caption *** 09770898
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DUK10110113_063
PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Udo Lindenberg mit Maria Furtwaengler
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
*** Local Caption *** 09770895
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DUK10110113_068
PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Verona Pooth mit Franziska Knuppe und Cathy Hummels
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
*** Local Caption *** 09770892
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DUK10110113_072
PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Udo Lindenberg mit Maria Furtwaengler
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
*** Local Caption *** 09770905
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DUK10110113_071
PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Schlussbild
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
*** Local Caption *** 09770904
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DUK10110113_066
PEOPLE - Promis bei der TV-Spendengala 40 Jahre Ein Herz für Kinder in Berlin
Schlussbild
Roter Teppich der TV-Spendengala - Ein Herz fuer Kinder - 2018 im Studio E, Am Studio 20 in Berlin Adlershof.
Datum 08.12.2018
*** Local Caption *** 09770902
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