Dear Dr Hjort & Dr Byrne,

As a parent of a teenage boy who was diagnosed with brain tumour in april 2008 and thankfully doing very well now, I was so delighted to see this research taking place.  

Treatment is hard enough, but the scariest time (besides diagnosis) is post treatment.  When you get good results i.e. no sign of cancer, it's wonderful and parents don't mean to sound ungrateful, but post treatment challenges for children into teens and then into young adults are truly scary - for them and their siblings, parents and extended family & friends.  

I am sure I speak for many parents when I say we are so grateful to hear you are taking on this research and we wish you well in your very valuable work.

with appreciation,
Patricia