Princess’ Keira touched people around the world with her amazing battle against brain cancer
Keira was just like any other five-year-old, enjoying ballet, attending Rainbows and enjoying Primary School. But while on holiday, she collapsed while paddling in the sea. A CT scan showed she had a lesion on her brain and a further MRI scan confirmed a deadly brain tumour, a DIPG. Due to its location on her central brain stem, surgeons could not operate.
She was offered pioneering treatment called convection enhanced delivery.That treatment led to the tumour decreasing in size, with Keira even showing no evidence of disease for some time, to the amazement of her doctors.
Keira was one of the longest known survivors of DIPG and her courageous fight saw her become known across the world by families with children fighting the same condition. Age 5 she was given 9 months to live, she shocked medics throughout her treatment by surviving to age 8.
Her mum Emma said: “Keira was courageous, a lion through and through.She had a heart of gold and loved to help others.When we were in London after another tumour appeared, she bought food for the homeless, gave money to buskers and wanted to help children who had been abused.She always thought about others. She was full of love and people couldn’t help but fall in love with her when they met her. She loved to be Princess Keira”
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A gift of just £10 could help give support to a family who are struggling with a new diagnosis
£25
A gift of £25 per month could pay for a days pioneering research into rare brain tumours
DIPG brain tumours are currently an incurable and devastating cancer.
DIPG robs a child of their hearing, sight, movement, the ability to swallow and eventually their breathing.
It’s only with your help that research into this devastating cancer is possible.
Joss Searchlight are funding vital research into the most life-threatening brain tumours. Please be part of our journey.
FAMILY SUPPORT
Along with providing financial grants to help families struggling with the expenses of having a child with cancer we also provide life changing support.
Support Workers who advise, visit and support families with compassion are an essential part of Joss Searchlight.
Family support is in our DNA, as the founding trustees know what an important part compassionate support played in helping them during their son’s illness and after his sad death.
We can’t fund research and we can’t support families without you.
FINDING A CURE
At Joss Searchlight we totally depend on donations. Donations enable us to fund vital brain tumour research, to find a cure for some of the rarest brain tumours, to campaign for better treatments and support families on their cancer journey when they need it most.
Research organisations need funding stability, they need to know that they have enough money coming in every month to allow them to do their incredibly important work. We need to pledge a certain amount of funding every year to make sure they’re able to do everything they can to find cures and treatment programmes for some of the hardest-to-treat brain tumours.
Children should enjoy their childhood
Not spend their lives fighting cancer
Help us find a cure for rare brain tumours. Give your support today
