In memory of Levi Ringer aged 6½ - shine on!
Who we are - we are Levi’s Star, a new trust who has raised £5000 in order to register as a charity. We aim to support children with brain tumours. It is also our wish to raise awareness about the symptoms of brain tumours, as early diagnosis is vital in fighting this devastating disease. Money Raised so far
Levi’s story - Levi was my beautiful little boy - full of mischief, fun and love. He enjoyed a normal six year old life, packed full of power rangers, toys, parties, school, friends and never ending hugs and kisses from his adoring family. He started feeling unwell and complaining of headaches in Dec 2005. Despite our growing concern and increasingly desperate attempts to make doctors and specialists listen to us and give Levi a CT scan sooner, it was later - in fact too late by the time they did actually scan him. The CT scan revealed the devastating news that Levi had a tumour in his cerebellum, growing down into his brain stem.
Our world fell apart.
Levi was admitted to hospital immediately and underwent a 12 hour operation to de-bulk his tumour. Despite putting up a real power ranger, hero’s fight, my gorgeous boy became critically ill. Levi died in my arms, surrounded by his loving and devastated family, six weeks later, on
Our lives were shattered, our hearts smashed into a million pieces-how do you even begin to carry on, without the one little person that you love more than life itself?
Well, 18 months later, we are slowly moving forward. The pain is no less, but we believe that starting a charity in Levi’s name and memory will hopefully bring something positive out of something incredibly negative. We wish to raise money to help other children and their families, who find themselves in a similar nightmare and who are suffering in a variety of ways.
Levi would be very proud of Levi’s Star and the work we hope to do, just as we are of him!!!
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Please see Levi's story on Gone too Soon