Thanks to everyone's generosity, we have now cracked over £100K in donations, with plenty of events and fundraisers to come.
Vanessa is receiving 3 lots of Chemotherapy in the UK, prior to going to the USA, and this is expected to last until mid February. These sessions won't cure her, but should keep the cancer in its current state until she can be seen in Philadelphia. And they are being provided by the NHS, rather than having to be paid for in the USA. She remains positive and thanks everyone for all their great efforts.
For all the non Scots contributors, I got this back from a Daily Record editor today, regarding the fact that it is not only Scots who are raising money for the Appeal
Thank you for your email. You are absolutely correct people all round the globe have been digging deep for Vanessa - albeit that the majority of the money has come from Scotland.
I will mention this to the reporter tasked to the Vanessa story today so that the contribution of those in other countries get the recognition they deserve.
Vivienne Aitken
Assistant News Editor