About Maddison

Maddison was diagnosed as suffering from a slow-growing brain-stem Ganglioglioma brain tumour in April 2007.
An operation on her brain stem was deemed too risky so Maddison underwent a six week course of radiotherapy over the summer of 2007, followed by a new drug regime which she started in October 2007.
It was hoped that the radiotherapy and the new drugs would shrink or at least significantly slow the growth of the tumour. However, Maddison was admitted to hospital on 21 October as she had lost a lot of weight too quickly and was suffering from a chest infection - the tumour was pressing on the nerves which controlled her windpipe and her food pipe; and consequently some of the small amount of food she did eat travelled to her lungs instead of her stomach.
Although she fought long and hard, the chest infection suddenly and unexpectedly developed into pneumonia and she died in the early hours of Saturday 27 October. 2007.

Maddison was a loving, thoughtful and caring girl; throughout her illness (and she knew she was seriously ill) Maddison never complained and she was always smiling and cheerful.

In September 2007, Maddison passed her Eleven Plus examination for admission to her local girl's grammar school - what an achievement!

That was the typical of Maddison , brave , courageous , focused and thoughtful.