YOUNG cancer battler Tyla-Rose Brown passed away at home on Wednesday.
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Her parents Scott and Sharlene said they were grateful to the community who donated funds to the Everingham Tyla-Rose Brown Trust to give Tyla-Rose the best chance at beating her cancer.
Sharlene and Scott and their three other children Jaiven, Kinglsey and Faith also appreciated well-wishes, toys and meals from all over the community.
“This community has been amazing,” Sharlene said on her return from the US.
“They have been our first supporters. We wish to thank all of the community for their efforts in supporting Tyla-Rose in her will to live.”
Tyla-Rose returned from receiving the latest treatment in the United States two weeks ago when it became clear the chemotherapy was no longer working.
Doctors at Portland’s Dorenbecher Children’s Hospital Cancer Research said what they learned from Tyla-Rose’s time during the chemotherapy trial will be used to enhance their treatment for other children battling this cancer.
Tyla-Rose was diagnosed a few weeks after her sixth birthday with an aggressive malignant muscle tumour – Rhabdomyosarcoma – underneath her brain.
She has bravely endured three years of treatment at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and successfully fought for a place on the radical chemotherapy trial in Portland, Oregon (USA). A huge injection of funds from the local community made these final treatments possible.
Since diagnosis the Hastings region rallied to support Tyla-Rose and her family through several fundraising initiatives, the biggest was a family fun day at Rainbow Beach Bonny Hills. Doctors believed Tyla-Rose was in remission at this time and funds raised paid for the family to take a well-deserved holiday to Disneyland. The leftover money was generously donated by the Everingham Brown family to buy a vehicle for transporting families staying at Ronald McDonald House.
Her family and the community were inspired by Tyla-Rose’s determination and spirit not to give in. It’s hard to think of another child who, at just nine-years-old, has captured so many hearts.
This spirit of hope will go on as the Everingham Tyla-Rose Brown Trust continues with the goal of helping other families. Tyla-Rose’s legacy will be to help children facing cancer. Maybe the next young life will have a win.
