But, this week, as Fiadh turned one, the latest rounds of chemotherapy to treat her acute myeloid leukaemia sapped every ounce of her strength.

“It was a very quiet birthday,” Fiadh’s mum Sara said. “We put some decorations on the door, and handed out lolly bags for the kids, but she slept for most of the day.

“She’s been super brave. And you wouldn’t even know she’s sick most of the time. She takes her chemo really well, but sometimes, it makes her feel very sick.

“It’s not easy to watch your baby go through this.”

With Fiadh bouncing on mum’s knee, Sara told her daughter, “We’ll celebrate your first birthday another time, won’t we?”

Fiadh was three months old when Sara became concerned her daughter was not gaining weight, and looking pale.

“We got the blood tests done on a Thursday, her diagnosis on a Thursday night, and we haven’t left hospital since,” Sara said. “The cancer diagnosis was awful; the worst day of my life.”

Sara, her partner Nathan, and Fiadh live in Darwin, but came to RCH upon realising the care Fiadh needed was down here.

“I don’t know what we would have done without the Royal Children’s Hospital; Fiadh might not be here,” Sara said.

“We are so grateful.”