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06 Dec 2025

Over €80K raised for little boy diagnosed with brain tumour

The little boy was diagnosed with a fast-growing brain tumour

Over €80K raised for little boy diagnosed with brain tumour

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20 May 2024 12:05 PM

Orver 80k have been raised for a little boy who was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Brody Doyle, from Dublin, was diagnosed with a brain tumour on May 2. Since his diagnosis, he and his family have been going through the "worst of their lives".
"How does Brody go from going to school, hanging out with his friends, playing roblox to being in ICU and the treatment he needs being in another country?," they said on a GoFundMe page.
Brody's tumour is known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a fast-growing type of brain tumour that starts in the part of the brain stem called the  pons . 
"This part of the brain is inoperable and chemotherapy is not an option. We are fundraising to ensure that Brody has every opportunity for the best care and treatment available to him. The treatment available in Ireland for Brody is radiation. If Brody stabilises and is well enough, our goal is for him to access a clinical trial drug called ONC201 which is available from France but the Irish Goverment will not fund this treatment even though it is the only treatment suitable for this type of tumour," they explained.
"Anyone who knows Brody knows he is such a gorgeous, funny and kind boy. We are heartbroken that this has happened to him but we need to do everything we can to help him. We need to get him home to Kirsty, Barry, his sisters Sophie and Emily, his dogs and most importantly, to Roblox and eating pizza."
You can donate to the fundraiser here. 

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