Hundreds of Easter eggs delivered in girl's memory

Over 500 Easter eggs will be handed out at Birmingham Children's Hospital

More than 500 Easter eggs will be handed out at Birmingham Children's Hospital by the parents of a three-year-old girl who died from cancer.

Gracie Tudor, from Stourbridge, died on 19 October last year after being diagnosed with neuroblastoma.

Dad, Stephen, and mum, Claire have since set up the The Gracie Tudor Foundation to "help other families and children" with the cancer.

Hundreds of the chocolate treats, collected from local schools and donated by members of the public, will be delivered to wards at the hospital later.

The chocolate treats were collected in memory of three-year-old Gracie Tudor

Mr Tudor said he had bought some of the chocolate eggs along with family and friends, but he estimated there were now "over 550" of them.

The eggs have been packed into bags and boxes, with the aim of giving children at the hospital at least two Easter eggs each.

Gracie had received chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery at the hospital, after she was was diagnosed in early 2023.

Neuroblastoma, most common in children under five, is treatable on the NHS but survival rates can be poor where relapses occur, with some families turning to fundraising.

Thousands had been raised for experimental treatment for Gracie in the US, but she died after the disease spread to her bones.

Gracie, 3, died on 19 October after she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma

Mr Tudor said the family now wanted to help others, having previously pulled together hundreds of Christmas presents that were delivered to the hospital in her memory last December.

He said the response and support from others had been "amazing" and the family would "probably have a lot more eggs" later, as they were still collecting them from others.

A fundraising ball has also been planned for 13 July, to thank others for their support - a day after what would have been Gracie's fourth birthday, he said.

Mr Tudor said they wanted to celebrate how "amazing" and "brave" their daughter was and the impact she had had on others.

"People say, 'She has changed our lives' - that's amazing that our little girl has done that," he added.

"The more donations we get, the more people we can help."