On 1 November, my friends and neighbors are going to take part in the 'Daisy Cup' a tennis tournament organized in Memory of my friend's daughter Daisy Brooks.  Please sponsor us and help us raise funds for the Charity Funding Neuro.  Why sponsor us you may ask?

On the 3rd of May 2014 the Brooks family received devastating news, their beautiful 6 year old daughter Daisy was diagnosed with an incurable DIPG brain tumour.

At the time, Daisy’s parents, Louis and Anna, were told that there was no hope of a cure but that radiotherapy would buy a little extra time to make precious memories with their daughter and that if they were lucky they could expect a few weeks of ‘good health’ before the symptoms took hold and their little girl would start to slip away

Daisy’s family and friends scoured the internet looking for some treatment that could help her. Like many parents in this desperate situation, they would have done anything, gone anywhere to help their beloved child but they found an answer right here in the UK in the brilliant Professor Steven Gill who was based in Bristol and had been researching innovative methods for treating neurological disorders like DIPG for over ten years. On July 28th 2014, Daisy and her family travelled to Bristol where she underwent pioneering brain surgery aided by a software guided robot to install a series of catheters attached to a titanium device made on a 3D printer which could be used to deliver chemotherapy direct to the tumour. Daisy’s bravery has enabled a huge step forward in finding a cure for DIPG.

Beautiful Daisy got her Angels wings at 3.20 am on 17th November 2014. She passed away having spent her 7th birthday the day before surrounded by loved ones and left in peace shortly afterwards.

Daisy’s parents, family and friends continue to raise funds for Professor Gill and his team.  The pioneering work they are doing and the bravery that Daisy demonstrated will one day help find a cure for DIPG.  We hope to raise money and awareness to benefit children and families in the future.  No parent should have to go through what Anna and Louis have been through in the last 2 years. 

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