Sophie's Legacy

sophie fairall was a bright and beautiful force of nature. the middle child of a family of five from stubbington in hampshire. in august 2020, sophie had just turned 9. until this point, she was a healthy and happy girl, who had never spent even one single night in hospital. after suffering for a few months with tummy pain, followed by bleeding, and despite her gp dismissing it as ibs or her first period (she was 9 years old!!) sophie was taken to a&e in excruciating pain. after being examined by doctors, they discovered that sophie had a large lump in her abdomen. it would turn out to be an extremely aggressive 12 cm tumour and life would be changed forever. sophie had rhabdomyosarcoma, an extremely aggressive soft tissue cancer, which is almost exclusively seen in children. after battling and fighting heroically, with a spirit and determination that you would not believe, sophie tragically passed away on 18th september 2021 aged 10. for those that knew sophie, they wi