Rowley Regis girl hopes to break UK birthday card record during cancer care

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Amelia Kolpa, who is receiving palliative care for neuroblastoma, is hoping to receive eight thousand birthday cards for her eighth birthday. Her family says the appeal has already brought smiles and hope.

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00:007-year-old Amelia Culper from Rowley Regis is hoping to break a UK record as she approaches

00:07her birthday. Amelia has neuroblastoma and is receiving palliative care after spending much

00:12of her life in hospital. Her family is asking people to send birthday cards with a target of

00:188,000 to mark her eighth birthday in March. A relative says the response so far has lifted

00:25Amelia's spirits and given her hope. Cards can be dropped at schools and local venues

00:31in Rowley Regis, Blackheath and Hales Owen. The family says every message matters and thanks

00:37the community for its support during a difficult time as they work to make her birthday special.

00:42And we certainly wish her all the best.

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