Teen Cancer Survivor Honored for Transformative Charity Work

Mikayla Beames, 18, receives British Empire Medal for founding Team Mikayla, a charity granting wishes to children with cancer and raising over £300,000.

• Mikayla Beames, from Wantage, Oxfordshire, was diagnosed with brain cancer at age four and has spent 14 years undergoing treatment.
• She founded Team Mikayla at age eight to grant wishes for children with cancer, raising over £300,000 and granting 220 wishes since 2014.
• The charity has delivered more than 1,000 Christmas gifts to children in hospitals across the UK, including Oxford, Bristol, Leicester, and Nottingham.
• Beames, one of the youngest recipients on the New Year Honours list, plans to become a paediatric oncology nurse to give back to the NHS.
• She encourages young people to get involved in charity work, calling it a rewarding way to make a difference in others' lives.

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