A six-year-old girl who passed away from an aggressive form of cancer has attracted hundreds of mourners for her funeral.
In December 2020, Beau, a resident of Liversedge, Kirklees, received a neuroblastoma diagnosis. Before turning seven, she passed away earlier this month.
In Roberttown, All Saints Church was crowded with mourners, and hundreds more stood outside.
The child's mother lauded her "amazing" community for raising £290,000 to fund cutting-edge treatment.
Beau's family was working to raise £317,000 so that she could participate in a specialized clinical trial in the US before she passed away.
Her NHS treatment, which had been completed in April, had included immunotherapy, stem cell transplant, and hemotherapy.
To "reduce the chance of relapse," her family had hoped to take her abroad for the trial.
The fundraising effort, according to her mother Shirley Hepworth, has been so successful because "everyone has been so amazing and they've jumped on the back of it and recognized Beau, a child of that community, and done everything.". ".
Friends and family members shared heartfelt memories of Beau during the service on Friday, which got under way at 13:00 BST. The information was broadcast over a PA system to mourners gathered in the churchyard.
A fighter and inspiration who touched everyone's lives, she was referred to as "Bo Bo, the best Bo Bo in the world.".
Bo gave so much in her brief life, according to All Saints Church's Reverend Jayne Lee, who spoke before the funeral. She likely accomplished more in her six, almost seven years, than the majority of us will in our entire lives, in my opinion.
"She united the entire neighborhood. A lot of money was raised, we had fun together, and there was a lot of laughter. Bo was energizing everyone there. We can get through because of all those memories. ".
Up until 15:30, Church Road and Clough Lane were both closed off.
According to the nonprofit organization Solving Kids' Cancer, neuroblastoma returns in almost 50% of young patients, and if it does, fewer than 10% of them will survive.
