My name is Danielle McGriskin and I live in N. Ireland. I was diagnosed with a brain tumour and hydrocephalus (water on the brain), caused by my tumour in July 2011 when I was 14 years old. Shortly after my diagnosis I started raising vital funds for research into brain tumours with The Brain Tumour Charity, as I was devastated to find out how little cancer research funding is spent on brain tumours. My Fund is the first Supporter Group to be set up in N. Ireland with The Brain Tumour Charity, which I'm very proud of. In July 2014 I was selected by The Brain Tumour Charity to be one of their Young Ambassadors.

I've had many operations for my hydrocephalus since my diagnosis, my most recent being in June 2014. I had a biopsy of my brain tumour in Bristol in June 2013. The biopsy results showed that I have an astrocystoma grade 2 brain tumour, which is located on top of my brain stem. Due to the symptoms my tumour gives me and the fact it is currently active, the team in Bristol decided that I should have 6 weeks of IMRT radiotherapy. The IMRT radiotherapy took place in Bristol over Christmas 2013. Since IMRT radiotherapy finsihed in January 2014, my brain tumour has shrunk by a total of 3mm.  Which my family, medics and I are delighted with.

I feel very passionate about raising funds and awareness of brain tumours, as it is the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK; yet it receives less than 2% of all cancer research funding here in the UK.

The Money raised will support awareness of brain tumours through the HeadSmart Campaign and UK Research Projects accredited by AMRC Peer Review.  Research projects which take place locally in NI and across the UK.




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