Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Fundraiser Spotlight: Ella
October 25, 2021
How did you first hear about the RCD Foundation? I first heard about the RCD Foundation through my Mum. She is a passionate childhood cancer advocate. Mum starting collecting RCD merch, and our...
Music Therapy Spotlight: Charlie
October 7, 2021
Charlie is five years old and diagnosed with a medulloblastoma brain cancer. He is a RCD Foundation Music Matters recipient, and his love for music is evident! "Music therapy is the highlight of my...
Spotlight on Medulloblastoma: Ethan
September 28, 2021
Sunday 26 is Childhood Brain Cancer Awareness Day, this year the focus is on medulloblastoma. We're shining the spotlight on young people who have been impacted by this disease. Ethan was 11 when...
Spotlight on Medulloblastoma: Freddie
September 23, 2021
Sunday 26 September is Childhood Brain Cancer Awareness Day, this year the focus is on medulloblastoma brain cancer. How old was Freddie when he was diagnosed? Freddie was seven...
Spotlight on Medulloblastoma: Jean
September 22, 2021
Legacy Ambassador, Jean Mitchell spoke to us about her diagnosis with medulloblastoma brain cancer for Childhood Brain Cancer Awareness Day - September 26. What’s your connection to the RCD...
Spotlight on Medulloblastoma: Lukas
September 21, 2021
Sunday 26 September is Childhood Brain Cancer Awareness Day, this year the focus is on medulloblastoma brain cancer. How old was Lukas when he was diagnosed? Lukas was diagnosed with a...
Legacy Ambassador Spotlight - Ken Fleming
July 15, 2021
Ken, his wife Dianne, and their sons were happily living their lives in beautiful Tasmania when their world fell apart in July 2016. Their son Jack was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme brain...
Evie's Song - When It's Over
June 22, 2021
When we first read the song lyrics shared by 14 year old Music Matters Grant recipient Evie, the entire RCD team were blown away! We thought they deserved to be shared with the world, and what...
Legacy Ambassador Spotlight: Georgia
June 17, 2021
They don't come much braver than our Legacy Ambassador Georgia Maguire ? Georgia was only four years old when she was diagnosed with a supratentorial ependymoma. Over a period of 18 months...
Legacy Ambassador Spotlight - Olivia Carland
February 18, 2021
In October 2012, 17-year-old Olivia Kate Carland was diagnosed with a brain tumour which was later confirmed as a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). Read more about DIPG here In a vast...