The parents of a baby who ‘became an angel’ after a year-long fight for survival have donated £40,000 to another family to help them in their bid to save their own child’s life.

Olivia Stanca was born with cancer in Whipps Cross Hospital in February 2014.

The baby hailed as a ‘true fighter’ was cured of the disease in Great Ormond Street Hospital but battled several blood infections and recurrent episodes of severe multiple organ failure.

Desperate not to give up on their baby, the Stanca family from Walthamstow took their battle through the courts.

On February 18, days after Olivia's first birthday, Maria Stanca and husband Gheorge from Walthamstow agreed to withdraw her life support in the High Court.

Olivia died in their arms the same evening.

Anne-Marie Irwin, an associate solicitor with law firm Irwin Mitchell representing the family, said: "Olivia died in her parents’ arms shortly after the family made their way up to the rooftop garden at the hospital.”

Engineering student Maria Stanca, 33, added: “We always promised her that we will let her go when she wants to go, we promised to hold her and love her and we promised to get her out of the intensive care unit.”

Mr and Mrs Stanca had raised over £52,000 towards the necessary £550,000 for three months of intensive treatment at another hospital.

Now, the couple has decided to give £40k to the family of a child who needs life saving treatment in the USA.

Posting on social media this week the Stanca’s confirmed their decision.

They posted on Olivia Stanca’s Voice: “Thank you all for fighting for Olivia, for your kind messages, for your donations, for sharing her story.

“You gave us strength, you showed us love, kindness and compassion. You showed us humanity. You cared for Olivia and us. We are humbled by the love and care you showed us.

“We take comfort that Olivia was loved by so many and that she will always be remembered.

“We havejust heard of a little girl called Freya Bevan who is being let down by the system (doctors, NHS) and she needs help before it is too late.

“It was too late for Olivia to benefit from your kindness but let’s get Freya the chance to life.”

The couple went on to say they would use the remainder of the funds for legal costs and the funeral fees, with the permission of the people who donated.

Freya Bevan, two, from Neath in South Wales was diagnosed with a PNET Brain Tumour in May last year.

After two life-threatening operations and cycles of Chemotherapy, the family say they were ‘put through hell’ when they were denied permission for treatment – despite offering £100,000 towards the cost.

The family is now flying out to Oklahoma, America for Proton Beam Therapy after the Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee (WHSSC) refused the treatment.