Our beautiful little Lila is only 5 months old and been through more in her little life than any adult we know. Our brave girl, our little lion cub.

Lila was diagnosed at 3 weeks old with ATRT - a rare and aggressive brain tumour.

She underwent 9 hour brain surgery at just 3 weeks old, and started chemotherapy at just 5 weeks old. And that is really just the surface. What one tiny baby has endured in her 5 months of life has taught us some serious life lessons. Lila is the strongest baby girl, already defied all the odds, she has done everything that has been asked of her.. but unfortunately after 6 rounds of chemotherapy, an MRI showed the tumour has returned. We were told that treatment would not continue and we were out of options 💔

We lived in hospital for 4 months separated from our 3 other children and have been living in a children’s hospice for 2 weeks. Our lives have been turned upside down and we are devastated.

We’ve reached out to an Oncologist in Toronto, who is leading on research in ATRT, for a second opinion on Lila. We have no idea if there are any options for us, what they could be and how much it might cost us. The target is therefore completely random - but if by some miracle, they come through with something for us to try and it comes down to finances, we need to be prepared. Time is not on our side.

Be assured your donations will not go to waste. If our efforts don’t pay off, your donations will be given generously to the lovely charities who have supported us during this time.