Girl suffers stage 4 cancer relapse days before 3rd birthday, family faces $1.3m bill: 'We see a little girl, not a number'女孩在3岁生日前几天癌症复发（已发展到4期），家人面临130万美元的账单：“我们看到的是一个小女孩，而不是一个数字”
An Indonesian family is appealing for donations to help their 3-year-old daughter continue receiving treatment for stage 4 cancer, which relapsed just days before her third birthday.Leticia Briella Magaline is receiving treatment at KK Women's and Children's Hospital after doctors discovered in June 2026 that her neuroblastoma — an aggressive form of childhood cancer — had returned, just months after...
An Indonesian family is appealing for donations to help their 3-year-old daughter continue receiving treatment for stage 4 cancer, which relapsed just days before her third birthday.
Leticia Briella Magaline is receiving treatment at KK Women's and Children's Hospital after doctors discovered in June 2026 that her neuroblastoma — an aggressive form of childhood cancer — had returned, just months after scans gave the all clear.
The relapse was discovered just three days before her third birthday, reported Shin Min Daily News.
Her family is now appealing for donations to fund further treatment, including chemo-immunotherapy, which her doctors have recommended as the next step.
Diagnosed at 20 months old
Leticia was just two months shy of her second birthday when she was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in April last year, and doctors told her parents that she may have only six months to live.
Desperate to save their daughter, her parents brought her to Singapore for treatment, leaving their two sons, aged five and eight, in their hometown under their grandparents' care.
In Singapore, Leticia reportedly underwent multiple rounds of chemotherapy and other intensive procedures, including a 14-hour operation to remove a tumour measuring about 12cm and a bone marrow transplant.
In February 2026, the family received encouraging news when scans showed no signs of cancer.
But the relief was short-lived. During a follow-up in June, doctors discovered that the cancer had returned.
It has now put more strain on the family's finances, and they are now raising funds to pay for her ongoing treatment.
Parents sell home and car to fund treatment
In an update on Give.Asia, the family said the expanded treatment plan could cost an additional $1.3 million.
Their previous fundraising campaign raised $439,000.
Despite selling their home and car and borrowing money from the bank, Leticia's parents are still struggling to cover the mounting medical bills.
"It is an overwhelming amount for any family to face. But when we look at Leticia, we try not to see the number first — we see a little girl," the family wrote.
"A little girl who has already endured chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation, scans, procedures and countless days in hospital. And most importantly, a little girl who is still responding to treatment and still has a chance to keep fighting."
More than $963,800 has been raised to date.
AsiaOne has reached out to Give.Asia for more information.
xingying.koh@asiaone.com
印尼一个家庭呼吁捐款，以帮助他们3岁的女儿继续接受4期癌症的治疗。就在她3岁生日前几天，癌症复发了。
莱蒂西亚·布里埃拉·马加琳 (Leticia Briella Magaline) 在 KK 妇女儿童医院接受治疗。此前，医生在 2026 年 6 月发现她的神经母细胞瘤（一种侵袭性儿童癌症）复发，而就在几个月前，扫描结果还显示一切正常。
据《新明日报》报道，在她三岁生日前三天，她的病情复发了。
她的家人现在呼吁捐款，以资助进一步的治疗，包括医生建议的下一步化疗免疫疗法。
20个月大时确诊
去年四月，莱蒂西亚在距离两岁生日还有两个月的时候被诊断出患有 4 期神经母细胞瘤，医生告诉她的父母，她可能只有六个月的寿命了。
为了拯救女儿，她的父母带着她来到新加坡接受治疗，把五岁和八岁的两个儿子留在老家，由祖父母照顾。
据报道，莱蒂西亚在新加坡接受了多轮化疗和其他强化治疗，包括长达 14 小时的手术，切除一个约 12 厘米的肿瘤，以及骨髓移植。
2026 年 2 月，扫描结果显示没有癌症迹象，这给家人带来了令人鼓舞的消息。
但这种轻松感只是暂时的。在六月份的一次复诊中，医生发现癌症复发了。
这给这个家庭的经济状况带来了更大的压力，他们现在正在筹款支付她接下来的治疗费用。
父母卖掉房子和车子来支付治疗费用
在 Give.Asia 网站上发布的最新消息中，该家庭表示，扩大后的治疗方案可能需要额外花费 130 万美元。
他们之前的筹款活动筹集了 439,000 美元。
尽管卖掉了房子和车子，还向银行贷款，莱蒂西亚的父母仍然难以支付不断上涨的医疗费用。
“这对任何一个家庭来说都是难以承受的打击。但当我们看到莱蒂西亚时，我们尽量不去首先关注数字——我们看到的是一个小女孩，”家人写道。
“一个小女孩已经经历了化疗、免疫疗法、放疗、扫描、各种手术以及无数个住院的日子。最重要的是，一个小女孩仍然对治疗有反应，仍然有机会继续与病魔抗争。”
截至目前，已筹集超过963800美元。
AsiaOne已联系Give.Asia以获取更多信息。
邢莹.koh@asiaone.com