Anthony's fundraiser for Abbie's Army

Anthony Davinson is raising money for Abbie's Army
In memory of Jacob Davinson
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Royal Parks Half Marathon 2024 · 13 October 2024 ·

Each year 450 UK children are diagnosed with brain cancer. Among these there is a tumour so aggressive that there is NO effective treatment or a CURE - Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma or DIPG. Responsible for 80% of all brain tumour death we raise vital research funds to give hope to DIPG families.

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On Tuesday November 28th 2023, after various symptoms that spanned a few weeks, my son Jacob was found to have a mass in his brain. This mass was identified as a tumour that turned out to be completely inoperable but could be biopsied.

One week later on Tuesday December 5th we received the news that the tumour was a DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma), sometimes knows as DMG (Diffuse Midline Glioma).

This news was truly devastating, as DIPG/DMG tumours are not only inoperable, but also incurable. We were told that evening that our then 5 year old son would die. There was no fight to be had. The average survival time being just 9-12 months.

After an intense course of Radiotherapy which ultimately had no effect, and months and months of very difficult to manage symptoms, Jacob passed away on Monday June 17th 2024, less than seven months after diagnosis.

The statistics that surround this awful tumour are just as awful as the tumour itself:

- On average only 30 cases of DIPG/DMG are recorded every year in the UK.

- Median survival is around 8 months.

- Accounts for approximately 75% of all brain tumours in children

- It has a survival rate of less that 1%

- It almost exclusively effects children

Funding for research around DIPG is criminally low and Abbies Army are the UK's leading charity raising money for research into this as there has been little to no change in the outcomes for children who suffer this horrendous disease in almost 100 years since it's first recorded instance.

I am taking part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon not only in memory of my beautiful little boy, but to raise funds on behalf of Abbies Army to help fight this disease so that children in future that receive the same diagnosis, will one day stand a fighting chance against it.

Donation summary

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£3,200.00
+ £784.75 Gift Aid
Online
£3,200.00
Offline
£0.00

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