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Jersey woman helps young people with cancer around the world

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Jersey woman helps young people with cancer around the world

By Chris Craddock, BBC Jersey communities reporter

BBC Antonia smiles at the camera as she sits on a sofa with a lamp next to her. Her brown hair is tied bag and she is wearing a beige shirt with her hands clasped together in the foreground.BBC

Antonia Rubio wants to help more young people with their experiences of cancer

Molly Ralston Molly gives a thumbs up to the camera as she's hooked up to a medical machine. She is sat on a chair waring a beanie and plaid shirt with her long dark brown hair loose around her shoulders.Molly Ralston

Molly Ralston and Antonia connected over social media about their cancer experiences

Molly Ralston is being treated for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in America and met Ms Rubio over social media.

She said it had “been a very long, difficult road” but Ms Rubio’s posts really did “help people feel not alone, especially younger girls like myself”.

Ms Ralston added: “Seeing someone else my age go through something very similar is very inspiring to me because it shows that if she can do it I can do it as well.”

Ms Ralston is in hospital for her bone marrow transplant to finish her cancer treatment.

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Ms Rubio has been in remission for more than six months and works with groups like the Teenage Cancer Trust and CLIC Sargent to help other young people affected by cancer.

She said the nomination was “such a shock to me” and it was recognition for “anyone that helped me on my journey” as well.

“I have people that I speak to every single day in Australia and America and I have built a community of people battling cancer,” Ms Rubio added.

She also said a video of someone talking about their cancer diagnosis “saved my life” and knowing she has “potentially saved other people’s lives just brings me joy”.

Caron smiles at the camera as she sits on a green sofa with yellow cushions and throws sat next to a lamp

Caron Rubio never expected her daughter to help as many people as she has

Caron Rubio nominated her daughter for the Make a Difference Awards.

She said she was “so inspired” by her daughter and she has “made such a difference to thousands of people and she continues to do so”.

She added: “I would not wish anyone to hear their daughter got cancer and Antonia makes me proud every single day”.

The BBC Radio Jersey Make a Difference Awards winner will be announced in September.

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