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A cinema has been forced to close its doors after recieving social media threats for turning away a three-year-old cancer-stricken girl because she was wearing a backpack filled with medication.Addison Wilson-Mitchell, from Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast, was in isolation for 43 days following a bone-marrow transplant as part of her intensive cancer treatment.When she was allowed to venture to the movies to see Ice Age on Friday, the young cancer sufferer was refused entry into the Bay City Cinemas because her backpack was against house policy. Her bag contains her medication, a change of clothes and vomit bags in case Addison suffers a side effect from her treatments. She is battling the life threatening condition neuroblastoma - a rare cancer of the nervous system.The family tried to enter the theatre room after purchasing their movie tickets but were told by staff they couldn't take the bag in because the cinema has a strict 'no backpack policy'.'Due to OH&S requirements - Backpacks CANNOT be taken into the cinemas or any other items that could endanger the health and safety of other patrons,' the cinema's website claims.
Addison Wilson-Mitchell (pictured) was refused entry into the Bay City Cinemas because her backpack, which was carrying her medication, was against house policy Staff told the Wilson-Mitchell family they couldn't take this backpack into the cinemas because of a policy against the bag-type and said they couldn't make an exception even though it only had medicine, spew bags and a change of clothes in case Addison got sickbusiness for sale 45458 The cinema has been shut since the weekend, with a handwritten sign on the gate explaining the closureThe cinema has pinned a handwritten sign on the gate, claiming the decision to close since the weekend was: 'Due to threats against our business and staff members.'We can no longer guarantee the safety of our patrons or staff. handyman in the villages florida
So sadly, we will be closed until further notice.'Following the cinemas's closure, Addison's mother Kristen Wilson-Mitchell told Fairfax Media, the threats made on social media were 'absolutely unacceptable'.'It was not our intention for the business and their staff to receive this type of response,' she said.Cinema manager Glenda Churchill said the staff were only made aware of the little girl's condition after the tickets were refunded.'This could have been avoided if they had contacted us beforehand and let us know about the situation,' she told the Bay Post.'I do feel bad for the sick little girl.'Daily Mail Australia has contacted Kristen Wilson-Mitchell and Bay City Cinemas for comment.handyman of northern virginia The three-year-old is currently fighting an aggressive and rare form of paediatric cancer and has just come from 43 days of isolation after receiving a bone marrow transplant (pictured here before diagnosis)business for sale elgin scotland
Addison was excited to be spending time with her family outside of a hospital settingThis comes after Addison and her family were turned away from the cinema last week after being told they were not allowed to take the bag into the theatre room.'My husband, who bought the tickets, tried to explain the backpack only had medicine, a change of clothes and vomit bags in case she spewed which she can as a side effect of her treatmentsbusiness for sale tulum mexico,' Mrs Wilson-Mitchell told Daily Mail Australia.'When the staff member refused to bend the rules I called the manager who told me backpacks were not allowed into cinemas and that it was part of the businesses policy.'I explained my daughter had cancer and offered to show them exactly what was in the bag but they said there were no exceptions allowed.'The staff told the family they could take the 'items from the bag and hold them in the movies' and that business for sale thornbury
if the backpack was 'a nappy bag it would be allowed in'. The family before their world was turned upside down when Addison was diagnosed with cancer Addison was with her brothers Ethan, nine and Bailey, five (both pictured) when the family found out they couldn't go on their planned outing'I couldn't understand what the difference between using a nappy bag and a backpack was,' Mrs Wilson-Mitchell said.Addison who was dressed in a bright pink jumper and a beanie to keep her bald head warm broke down in tears in the street when she realised they wouldn't be seeing the movie after all.'She stomped her feet and cried "I just want to go to see the movie why can't I have my medi bag" and I just watched nearly in tears,' Mrs Wilson-Mitchell said.The distraught little girl cried: 'but you told me we could go, I hate you mummy you told me we could go see a movie.' Addison has been home twice in six-months and was looking forward to the few days she could spend with her family outside of hospital conditions
The little girl was looking forward to being able to see the movie and saw it as a goal she would reach at the end of her isolationAddison has only been home from Sydney twice since she was diagnosed with Neuro Blastoma, a rare paediatric cancer, in January. She only has two more days, Saturday and Sunday, before she has to be back in hospital for more tests and treatment which her mum says 'will make chemo look easy'.'If everything goes well we will be spending the next three weeks straight doing radiotherapy treatment.'Then we will have six-months travelling between Bateman's Bay and Sydney for immunology treatment.'The family has been split since the diagnosis with the boys staying in Bateman's Bay with their grandparents so they can continue with their schooling while their little sister fights the cancer. Addison has only been allowed out of the house on a few occasions because of her ever-fluctuating immune system The three-year-old is pictured here on her first day out in Bateman's Bay clutching on to a tissue and crying because she 'couldn't go to the movies'
The cinema at the centre of the disagreement with Addison's parents said they are 'looking into their backpack policy''She was so excited to be able to spend time with her brothers out of the house or hospital.'Mrs Wilson-Mitchell's sister Stacey Jeffery was so angry about what happened to her niece she wrote about it on Facebook alongside a photo of Addison crying on the footpath.The post has been shared more than 1,600 times in ten hours and attracted more than a thousand comments. A spokesperson said the 'no backpack policy' was implemented to 'protect everybody in the cinema'.'The policy is implemented to keep our patrons safe,' the spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia on Saturday.'We will be reviewing this policy to see if backpack refusal should be on a case-by-case basis.'We are currently looking into where we stand on checking backpack belonging to patrons.' The family said they won't return to the cinema and are disappointed their daughter spent one of her few 'days of freedom' in tears.