Family appeal for help after little boy diagnosed with brain tumour

A Dublin family has appealed for help after their little boy was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Brody Doyle was diagnosed 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.