Carrie Bickmore Instagram – The Public Diagnosis This short film captures the moment Amy Stephenson’s son Lachie was diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma. He was 19.  “The tears were streaking out of my eyes,” Amy recalls. “My world had just been torn apart.” Lachie’s response, “Jeez Mum, we could swim out of here in your tears.” Amy is making Lachie’s private diagnosis story public to help raise awareness of brain cancer and the urgent need for more research funding. Brain cancer is a devastating disease. Survival rates have barely improved for 30 years. We need to change this. Generous families are donating their private diagnosis moments for the public to see. We hope that sharing these private moments will create widespread attention and help generate more research funding. Brain cancer is one of Australia’s deadliest cancers.  It kills more kids in Australia than any other disease and more people under 40 than any other cancer. The only way to change these devastating statistics is through more research. We’d love you to share these stories and help raise awareness and support the @braincancercentre vital research. Head to www.thebraincancercentre.org.au The more brain cancer is seen, the sooner we can make it disappear. A huge thanks to the families generously donating their stories and the incredible team who brought this campaign to life: @theroyals @finchcompany @olivergrace.studio @pxlcat.media @hatchedmedia @qms_media #thebraincancercentre #thepublicdiagnosis #braincancerresearch #carriesbeanies4braincancer