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| KissyPuppy Appeal's Sophie Rolfe loses tumour battle | KissyPuppy Appeal's Sophie Rolfe loses tumour battle |
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| A six-year-old girl with an inoperable brain tumour, who inspired a fund-raising campaign for an Isle of Wight hospice, has died. | |
| Sophie Rolf's parents set up the KissyPuppy Appeal which has raised more than £18,000 for end-of-life healthcare for children on the island. | Sophie Rolf's parents set up the KissyPuppy Appeal which has raised more than £18,000 for end-of-life healthcare for children on the island. |
| An Earl Mountbatten Hospice shop was recently opened in Sophie's name. | An Earl Mountbatten Hospice shop was recently opened in Sophie's name. |
| A message posted by her parents on Facebook said: "She was strong till the end and made the world a better place." | A message posted by her parents on Facebook said: "She was strong till the end and made the world a better place." |
| They said "our beautiful butterfly" had passed away on Monday evening. | They said "our beautiful butterfly" had passed away on Monday evening. |
| "She was with her family who will always love her and treasure the time they had with her," they added. | "She was with her family who will always love her and treasure the time they had with her," they added. |
| The KissyPuppy appeal was set up, after Sophie was diagnosed in 2012, to help the hospice develop its services for children with life-limiting illnesses who currently have to travel to the mainland for specialist care. | The KissyPuppy appeal was set up, after Sophie was diagnosed in 2012, to help the hospice develop its services for children with life-limiting illnesses who currently have to travel to the mainland for specialist care. |
| Earlier this month the fund helped refurnish two rooms and provide specialist equipment for the inpatient ward at Earl Mountbatten Hospice (EMH). | Earlier this month the fund helped refurnish two rooms and provide specialist equipment for the inpatient ward at Earl Mountbatten Hospice (EMH). |
| The appeal was further boosted by a team running in Sophie's name in the Great South Run at the end of October. | The appeal was further boosted by a team running in Sophie's name in the Great South Run at the end of October. |