Have you ever heard of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma [DIPG]? No. Neither had I until last year. Chloe, to whom the website is dedicated, was diagnosed with DIPG late last summer.
I am honoured to have known Chloe who was courageous, bright, talented, charming and funny. Chloe touched the hearts of all who knew her, her smile could light up a room, she was surrounded by amazing young friends and a fantastic family.Chloe's zest for reading and her ability to make my niece smile, will always be my abiding memories.
Sadly, after fighting the tumour with all her might, she passed away on 16th June 2011.
In honour of their very talented daughter, her parent Mark & Elaine have set up the charity and website Chloe's Chemoo Cows
Mark & Elaine never stopped searching for information on DIPG, and the information they gathered has been used in the creation of the website. There is an excellent explanation of DIPG for all to understand, including symptoms and treatments.
At the heart of the website are the chemoo cows, each child at the Schiehallion, (Yorkhill Hospital, Glasgow) receiving chemotherapy treatment will receive a chemoo cow. The website is also packed full of fun things to do, colour in your chemoo cow, try a chemoo wordsearch or learn some cow jokes, its all on the website.
To know that their are kids out there gaining a little comfort from Chemoo Cow is a fantastic legacy.
So, in honour of Chloe have a look at the website, try to remember those little Chemoo Cows, just incase, one day, you need to know or someone close to you needs to know information on DIPG.
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