Amelia - 16 years old

From this moment I cared for her and made her as comfortable as I possibly could, I effectively became her mum for the 7 months she was ill for.

A month before my 16th birthday my mum was diagnosed with a brain tumour, I was the only person with her when she found out and all she could say to me was "I don't want it, I'm so sorry". There was nothing for her to be sorry about because it wasn't her fault but somehow I felt like it was mine.

Two weeks later my mum had a craniotomy to remove the tumour and we got the results back the following week and we discovered that it was a grade 4 named Glioblastoma Multiforme which is a very aggressive and rare brain tumour that leaves no chance of survival. From this moment I cared for her and made her as comfortable as I possibly could, I effectively became her mum for the 7 months she was ill for.

On the 28th January my mum sadly passed away but I felt relief because the cancer had changed her as you would expect as it affected just her brain. Now nearly 3 weeks later I have planned her funeral and it is tomorrow. I never thought this day would come, well, maybe in 40 years or so but not this soon.

It is difficult, and no one should have to go through this no matter what they have done because they will have a family that love them but I am determine to do good and help in the community all I possibly can. So far I have managed to raise £845 for Cancer Research UK and I will continue to raise money for them to try and beat cancer!

Page updated 21 February 2014