THERE was only one thing on Breya Ward’s parents’ Christmas lists this year.

The thing Holly Robinson and Ollie Ward wanted most was for their daughter to be well.

However towards the end of last month, her parents, who live in Colchester, were in hospital again with their daughter - fearing the worst.

Miss Robinson said: “She had a mark come up on her PET scan and sometimes it is hard to differentiate and figure out what it is.

“There was some concern she might have relapsed.”

Little Breya had already been through more at the age of four than most people do in a lifetime.

She has had surgery and chemotherapy in a bid to beat neuroblastoma - a rare and aggressive cancer which took over her stomach.

Further specialist treatment in the US followed thanks to kind-hearted donors who raised tens of thousands of pounds to pay for the trip.

Soon she was in remission, and she was accepted for a vaccine therapy trial in New York which it is hoped will help her to beat the disease completely.

So the news of a possible setback understandably hit her parents hard, particularly so close to the festive season.

Breya spent days in hospital with what turned out to be a lung infection - but importantly, there was no evidence to suggest her cancer had returned.

And since being released from hospital at the beginning of December she hasn’t looked back.

Miss Robinson said: “They kept her in hospital but she has recovered and we are very hopeful it was just a lung infection.

“We are feeling very positive at the moment.

“Her relapse rate in the first year is between 70 and 80 per cent. She has nearly reached a year.

“As the years go on it gets less and less likely a relapse will occur.

“Five years without a relapse and she gets the all clear.

“In terms of her recovery she is doing brilliantly.”

Inevitably little Breya has struggled with some aspects of her illness.

She’s been suffering from anxiety and has had to have some treatment.

But for all she has been through, Miss Robinson said she is doing remarkably well.

She even managed to enjoy a magical festive season at home and met Santa before the big day.

Miss Robinson said: “She had a really lovely Christmas.

“She has started nursery again, which she is really enjoying.

“She is off of all of her medications except the one she needs to be on for the trial in America.”

To ensure she can continue on that trial, Breya needs eight vital scans over here in the UK, which are set to cost £24,000.

They are not funded on the NHS.

Luckily there are an army of helpers and guardian angels who have been supporting her since her diagnosis in 2017.

Miss Robinson said: “There is a really big fundraiser coming up next year called Ball for Breya which should help us get a big chunk of the money.

“The Paras, of which Ollie is a member, are doing a sponsored walk to Arnhem Bridge for her.

“There a quite a few other fundraising events and I am confident we will get the money we need.

“We are also working with Solving Kids Cancer directly now and so they are helping us get things together.”

Miss Robinson added: “Breya is in the best position she has been in for some time.

“We are going to New York in January for another round of treatment.

“We think 2019 will be the best year we have had in a long time.”

Donations towards her treatment can be made at www.solvingkidscancer.org.uk/campaigns/breyaward.