Dainere's Rainbow Brain Tumour Fund - Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation

Dainere Anthoney was born on the 8th February 1998 a happy, healthy baby. Her world was turned upside down when at just 11 years of age, she was diagnosed with having an aggresive High Risk Medulloblastoma: brain cancer!

Dainere endured a ten hour surgery, high dose radiation, high dose chemotherapy with autogluous stem cell transplants and many blood, platelet and plasma transfusions. She also had to deal with numerous side effects and ongoing health issues from her treatment.

Following treatment Dainere had residual tumour remaining which was stable however in February 2012 just three days prior to her 14th Birthday, she suffered an inoperable and incurable recurrence of the disease in her spine and brain, with palliative care being the only treatment available and tragically on 24th June 2013, she had her life stolen by this horrific disease.
 

Dainere's greatest wish in life was that no children in the future would have to suffer as she did and that one day a cure for this horrendous disease will become a reality.

Dainere’s Rainbow Brain Tumour Research Fund was established in memory of and as a legacy to Dainere in conjunction with Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation to support the research of the devoted Dr David Ziegler and his team who are working towards improving the outcomes for all children diagnosed with brain tumours.

Every child deserves a future and the sole way to see an increase in survival rates for paediatric brain tumours can only come through a dramatic increase in research capacity. Dainere’s Rainbow Brain Tumour Research Fund is a not for profit fund and 100% of all funds donated or raised go to research.