Phil Gardner

I'm fundraising for my daughter Elsie and all the other kids and families affected by Neuroblastoma in the hopes to improve treatments so they are more effective and less toxic.

At 6 months old, my daughter Elsie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma.  We presented to our local hospital with her tummy being hard and her unwell on a Thursday morning and by Friday afternoon we were in an ambulance to Sydney’s Randwick children’s hospital where she received her for dose of chemotherapy on the Sunday.   She's undergone 6 rounds of chemotherapy, countless scans, never ending medical appointments and will soon have surgery to remove her primary tumour.   She will then continue to have regular scans and checkup throughout the rest of her childhood.

Neuroblastoma is a cancer affecting young children with the average age being just 2 years of age and survival rates for aggressive neuroblastoma being just 1 in 2.

I have set myself a personal challenge for 2025 and am taking part in Run2Cure Neuroblastoma. Run2Cure is a charity fun run and raises funds for the aggressive childhood cancer neuroblastoma.

It would be great if you could spare a few dollars or even join us in on the fun.