Max (CHF)

Hey!

My name’s Max and I am Children’s Hospital Foundation ambassador for this year’s Bridge to Brisbane. At the age of 10, I was diagnosed with ganglioglioma, a rare type of brain cancer. 

Having spent many months in hospital, I really wanted to make a difference for kids like me going through treatment, so I postponed my last round of chemotherapy and decided to run the 10 kilometre race in Bridge to Brisbane to raise funds for sick kids in hospital. I ran the 10km race that year, and every year since because I believe kids in hospital need help more than I need rest.

There is no cure for my type of cancer, and things have been very difficult for me over the past decade, but the support given to me by the Children’s Hospital Foundation made everything my family and I went through easier.

Having spent a lot of my childhood in and out of the Queensland Children's Hospital, I have benefited first-hand from the programs and services offered by the Children's Hospital Foundation. 

Living in hospital is not easy, but the Foundation truly made a world of difference in my day-to-day life.

I am so passionate about the groundbreaking research funded by the Children's Hospital Foundation - particularly because the long-term side effects of multiple rounds of chemotherapy and brain surgeries continue to make things hard for me to this day. Their commitment to researching better treatments for Queensland kids ensures that kids, who are going through things like I have can have an improved quality of life after cancer.

This year marks two big occasions - my 21st birthday and my ninth Bridge to Brisbane. My goal is to raise $11,000 to honour my ninth race and continue supporting the Children's Hospital Foundation. I invite you to run this year's Bridge to Brisbane alongside my family and I, and help be the difference every kid deserves.