A young families ordeal with Terminal Brain Cancer.

10/03/2022

1 year without you and not a day goes by where you are not in our thoughts or conversation.

I am slowly growing in to a new version of me and that is, the person I have had no choice but to learn to become without you by my side... You will always be a fundamental part of mine and our children's story, life journey and who we are today, tomorrow and forever.

Brain cancer took everything away from you, our family and at such a young age. You didn't get a chance to watch your children grow, you were robbed of so much, we all were... and it will simply never make sense to me.

We will grieve you forever and no matter where life takes us, you will always be there, you will always be a part of it, a part of us.

"Grief is not something you complete, but rather you endure. Grief is not a task to finish and move on, but an element of yourself, an alteration of your being, a new way of seeing, a new definition of self".

The pain of your loss always feels raw and relentless... you don't just lose someone once, you lose them every day, for a lifetime.

We love and miss you, always...

Until we meet again, B. 🖤

25/10/2021

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We’re so excited to launch The Brain Cancer Centre today.
Bringing together our brightest research minds to end brain cancer as a terminal illness.
Brain Cancer Centre founded by CB4BC established in partnership with WEHI - The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute with support from the Victorian Government.
Thanks to every person who bought a beanie or donated. You have made this possible. Thank you 🙏
For more info or to donate www.thebraincancercentre.org.au

23/10/2021

We have not heard your voice in what feels like an eternity now, but our hearts have conversations with you every day, B 🖤

18/05/2021

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“We now know there is a link between our gut health and the brain. What has been recently discovered is that the gut microbiome could actually be the cause of some other neurological conditions and cancers. I’ve always wondered whether this link extends to brain cancer, and so we’ve sought out an expert gastroenterologist and guru in gut health to study this for the first time…” – Prof Charlie Teo AM

Read more about Charlie Teo Foundation’s latest research grant on our website: https://charlieteofoundation.org.au/charlies-letters/

18/05/2021

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06/05/2021

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There are moments which mark your life. Moments when you realise nothing will ever be the same and time is divided into two parts, before this, and after this.

05/05/2021

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"Sometimes they are told to go home and make arrangements for end of life."

I will never forget being told, soon after Brandon's diagnosis and prognosis, to organise our Will and end of life arrangements. Right in the prime of both Brandon and my life, our life was ripped away from us. Everything about Brandon's death destroys me and I will forever be traumatised by so much, all at the hands of Brain Cancer.

Please take the time to read and share the link below. It is so important to stay engaged and spread awareness. Hopefully one day and one day soon, adults and children diagnosed with Brain Cancer aren't told to prepare to die... and are instead given a much brighter outlook. We can all do our bit by donating, spreading awareness, sharing these posts and making noise!

Someone we love NEEDED a cure 💔

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RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT 🧬💡

Just released is the latest letter from our founder and world-renowned neurosurgeon Prof Charlie Teo AM. In this letter, Charlie officially announces our new potentially game-changing research and what YOU can do to show your support this May, in Brain Cancer Awareness Month.

“When you are staring down the barrel at death, suddenly your grip on life becomes a whole lot tighter. It is at this time that people display incredible courage, driven by the hope that they may be the exception to the rule…” – Charlie

Read more on our website: https://charlieteofoundation.org.au/charlies-letters/

04/05/2021

I knew before I even opened the article that it was going to be about another devastating ordeal with Brain Cancer/GBM4. It breaks my heart.

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“We need to break the stigma surrounding brain cancer in Australia,” Jaymie said.

“Nothing has changed in 30 years to help combat brain cancer.

“It kills more people under 40 - including children - than any other cancer, but it gets less than 5 per cent of all government cancer research funding.

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30+ years and nothing has changed, that is simply not fu***ng good enough. Make noise, we need a cure! Someone we love NEEDED a cure 💔

01/05/2021

The average survival for Australians with the most common type of brain cancer is only 15 months from diagnosis – without treatment it is less (AIHW 2017). Current best treatments often extend life by only a matter of months. Brandon was diagnosed with Brain Cancer, Glioblastoma Multiforme Grade 4 (GBM4), on the 1st of May 2020 and passed away on the 10th of March 2021. Please help in our fight to spread awareness about this horrendously insidious and cruel disease 🖤 Our hearts are broken forever.

For more information regarding Brain Cancer please utilise some of the links I have provided below.

https://www.curebraincancer.org.au/facts-and-statistics

https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/brain-cancer

https://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/cancer-types/brain-cancer/brain-cancer-australia-statistics

https://markhughesfoundation.com.au/about/brain-cancer/

https://charlieteofoundation.org.au/brain-cancer-research/