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Eric's Story

  • Writer: James Crofts Foudation
    James Crofts Foudation
  • Jun 19, 2018
  • 2 min read

At six years old Eric was diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma (posterior fossa).


Last year in October 2010 his co-ordination seemed to worsen and then he would vomit after waking up each morning. Took him to my G.P. and she suggested an MRI scan.  I booked Eric in for an MRI that week 8th of October 2010 and on that day was told that he had a large brain tumour. News that I never expected to receive, there was no time to prepare or plan or even digest this information.


Eric was sent straight to the emergency at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)  in Melbourne and underwent a 10hr operation  on the 9th of October 2010 to remove the tumour from the back of his head. 

Not all of the tumour was able to be excised and I finally had an answer to why he was so clumsy! Eric had a slow growing  benign tumour called pilocytic astrocytoma (posterior fossa).

Brain tumours in children are different to adults I have been told. It’s  been seven months since his surgery and he has lost complete hearing in one ear, dry eye condition and some weakness in the right side of his body.  He has regular check-ups at the RCH.   His tumour is monitored with MRI scans  which he will need for the next 10 years just to make sure that it doesn’t regrow and that is what worries me the most


He started prep this year and he is an amazing child and talks about his tumour with such grace. 


A big thanks to the doctors and all staff who see him on a regular basis at the RCH they do an incredible job and save lives! 


Lina Fantini

(11/05/2011)

Comments

It has been brought to our attention that a "Leslie Christie" "Morrie Gunst" and other Aliases, has been informing people that we were shut down due to fraud??
This man is a sick and depraved coward that hides behind aliases to destroy the good work of the charity and its volunteers.
This charity has passed 26 years of audits and none of the office bearers or volunteers have benefited financially from the charity. In fact they have lost wages and time from their own jobs and lives to do the volunteer work.

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It comes about from something that is unrelated to the charity.

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The man spreading these untruths was disowned by his own mother due to his abuse of her when she was alive. She wrote him out of her will and when he contested it, the Supreme Court of WA upheld her wishes and the proceeds of her estate went to her Granddaughter.

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He bitterly continues to abuse anyone that gave evidence of his abuse of his mother and other family members
A five-year Misconduct Restraining Order was awarded against him when he was abusive online to one of the volunteers of this charity, but he is now after 12 years of abuse targeting other family members in untruthful ways to indirectly be a nuisance (to say the least) to the volunteer. It would seem he has no conscience or care about the lives of others that only want to help people in need, or are in need themselves.

My understanding is that he lives interstate and is alone with no family or friends. He has totally isolated himself due to his nature.

Please prey for his healing and hopefully he has an epiphany one day soon. 

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