Team Jak

The Iona Sunshine Fund

Iain Stewart

Iain Stewart

Fundraising in memory of Iona Stewart

My Story

Iona was diagnosed in 2024 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) at age 6. Her treatment should have finished in early 2026, however she was diagnosed with a second, extremely rare malignancy, Histiocytic Sarcoma, in the autumn of 2025. Iona endured long months of treatment as an in-patient. She died following complications of a stem cell transplant in April 2026.

Iona was always a happy girl, always smiling and so full of life. As her physical world became more restricted due to long hospital stays in isolation, her love of dancing, music, and playing with friends as in-person connection was substituted by social connection playing games with family and friends online. She was only able to maintain these outside connections through the medium of a dongle purchased by a family friend.

Iona's family wants children in similar circumstances to maintain social connection with family and friends online by availability of enhanced wifi. Team Jak is administering this fund which allows isolated in-patients to join with the world beyond the confines of their hospital bed. Please help us to help these children by making a small donation here!

£261

Raised so far

  • Raised so far
    £261
  • Number of donors
    10

My Story

Iona was diagnosed in 2024 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) at age 6. Her treatment should have finished in early 2026, however she was diagnosed with a second, extremely rare malignancy, Histiocytic Sarcoma, in the autumn of 2025. Iona endured long months of treatment as an in-patient. She died following complications of a stem cell transplant in April 2026.

Iona was always a happy girl, always smiling and so full of life. As her physical world became more restricted due to long hospital stays in isolation, her love of dancing, music, and playing with friends as in-person connection was substituted by social connection playing games with family and friends online. She was only able to maintain these outside connections through the medium of a dongle purchased by a family friend.

Iona's family wants children in similar circumstances to maintain social connection with family and friends online by availability of enhanced wifi. Team Jak is administering this fund which allows isolated in-patients to join with the world beyond the confines of their hospital bed. Please help us to help these children by making a small donation here!