Since news of six-year-old Sharwin Fubler's fight with cancer became publicly known, money has been donated to help the family and more is expected to come in the following weeks.

Sharwin's family found out he had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) on Christmas Eve and his parents, Sharwin Sr. and Marvita, were told their son needed to start treatment immediately.

He faces two years of painful treatment and will have to spend a large amount of time at the Children's Hospital in Boston.

At the moment the insurance company is covering many of the costs associated with Sharwin Jr.'s medical expenses, but his parents have spent the last two months by his bedside, straining finances as Mr. Fubler is a self-employed contractor.

Somerset Primary School, the school Sharwin attends, has already held a fundraiser for him this month with a bouncy castle, face painting, football games and a Bingo night, organised by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA).

PTA secretary Catherine Wakely said: "We really wanted to do whatever we could to assist. Sharwin is one of our Somerset Primary family — and as in any family, new members are very precious.

"We wanted to show our children that 'kindness is the gold chain that binds us together', and so a school spirit day was thrown to raise money toward the medical costs.

"There was a real show of community spirit — not just among the school — but it was the way in which companies so willingly donated their services and they deserve some recognition for that."

Mrs. Wakely thanked Apex Rentals, Undercover Tents, Jamaican Grill, Upper Crust Pizza, Salt Rock Grill and Fairmont Southampton for donating goods or prizes. More than $1,500 was raised by the school.

"Even our age-old rival West End Primary pulled in and lent us their popcorn machine," she said. "The whole community came together to help us out."

And KJAZ radio station donated $2,000, part of the proceeds from the Bermuda Breeze concert with Gerald Albright, to the family.

Sharwin's godmother Patricia Smith said: "The donations have been wonderful and other community groups have got in touch with us as well. It is very touching.

"Sharwin is doing better but he is still not eating as much as the medicine makes him nauseous. The next few weeks are very important. Depending on how his next round of chemotherapy goes, his third since he was diagnosed, the hospital will decide if he can come home for a few weeks.

"So we want everyone to keep praying for Sharwin as the family really wants him to come home for a while."

Medical advances mean Sharwin's type of cancer is considered one of the success stories of cancer treatment, particularly in children under 15.

A Bank of Bermuda account has been opened for members of the public to make donations to help the Fubler family with their medical expenses and bills. The account number is 002-1143-87011. To send a card or letter to Sharwin and his family you can mail them to the Fubler family at The Boston Ronald McDonald House at 229 Kent Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.