She has already been through the trauma of discovering her daughter was born with a hole in her heart.
But
there is more heartbreak in store for Fiz Brown as
her five-year-old daughter is now set to be diagnosed with a
highly aggressive cancer.
Hope will be hit by neuroblastoma, a rare cancer which in many cases develops in the adrenal glands.
Coronation Street bosses have been consulting with
charities as well as doctors and parents of children with the same
cancer at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
A source said: ''Producers have gone to great lengths to understand as much about this cancer as possible. They want to portray accurately and sensitively what must be a very distressing time for parents and sufferers alike. These will be some of the most heart-wrenching scenes ever seen on the show.''