'I want to make something positive from cancer diagnosis'

A girl, 16, who was diagnosed with a rare life-limiting brain tumour says she wants to "create something positive" by making care packages for other children receiving treatment.

Neve, from Ash, Surrey, was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a form of tumour which develops in the brain stem, earlier in 2026.

The teenager has raised more than £15,000 for charities, including funding research for the cancer, supporting families whose children are in hospital, and providing care packages for children having radiotherapy.

She said: "I am so impressed how people have come together to help me raise the money to make it happen."

Neve added: "I want to take something that's so negative and create something positive out of it."

Alongside her fundraising, Neve said that she would be setting up a care package service for children being treated with radiotherapy.

The packages include a teddy bear with a jumper handmade by Neve, a fidget toy and another package to celebrate the end of treatment, she added.

Funds raised from the GoFundMe fundraiser will be split equally between the care package project, DIPG research charity Abbie's Army, and Sophie's Legacy, a charity which provides support to families while their children are in hospital, Neve said.

DIPG mainly presents itself in children aged five to 10, but there is currently no cure, according to Brain Research UK.

Main symptoms of the tumour include problems with walking, coordination or balance and weakness in the arms or legs, according to the Brain Tumour Charity.

Sian, Nevie's mother, added: "Neve wanted to do something positive to focus on.

"We have just been blown away. Our local community is amazing."

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