THE family of a little girl who died from a brain tumour the day after her 7th birthday have raised £450,000 to help find a cure.

Daisy Brooks was diagnosed with an incurable ‘DIPG’ (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) brain tumour in May 2014.

The devastating diagnosis meant Daisy went from being a healthy child at school one day with no sign of illness, to hospital the next and was having radiotherapy by the following week.

Daisy’s parents Louis and and Anna were told there was no hope of a cure but that radiotherapy would buy a little extra time to make precious memories with their daughter.

Daisy’s family and friends scoured the internet looking for treatment and remarkably found an answer in Professor Steven Gill who was based in Bristol.

He had been researching innovative methods for treating neurological disorders like DIPG for more than ten years.

By July that year, Daisy and her family, who live in Bures, travelled to Bristol where she underwent pioneering brain surgery involving a software-guided robot installing a series of catheters to deliver chemotherapy direct to the tumour.

Daisy was the first child in the world to have the treatment delivered in this way.

Daisy’s bravery enabled a huge step forward in finding a cure for DIPG.

However, she lost her battle with the tumour and died on November 17 2014.

Her parents, family and friends continue to raise funds to be used by Professor Gill to continue the research and study that enabled Daisy to be a pioneer in finding a cure.

Fundraising events have ranged from a fancy dress walk and a Three Peaks challenge to a head shave, a quiz night and a charity Christmas card featuring one of Daisy’s drawings.

Anna said: “Thank you to everybody who has supported us in the community, and our family and friends.

“We never had a target and we still don’t, we are just going to keep going until hopefully they find a cure.”

The latest fundraiser will take place this Saturday at Dedham Vale Vineyard, which has donated the venue for free.

‘Daisy Day’, between 11am and 4pm, will include a one-mile fun run for children aged four to 14.

Children will need to be accompanied by an adult and medals will be given to all children taking part in the race.

The day will also include games, refreshments and entertainment including wine tasting for a further suggested donation of £5 per person.

The suggested donation for family tickets is £20 (two adults, up to three children) and additional adult or child tickets are £5 per person.

Make your donation for tickets and register for the Fun Run here. Funds will go to Funding Neuro, a charity working to fight DIPG.