On the 10th october 2011 katy was diagnosed with a brainstem diffuse pontine glioma. On the 7th december 2011 Katy had completed 30 fractions of cranial radio therapy. In layman`s terms, Katy has a brainstem tumor that is highly aggressive, inoperable and terminal. Katy has had all the radio therapy she is allowed in her lifetime and is not eligible for chemotherapy due to the type and nature of this tumor. As a result of this she has been given just 6 - 9 months to live. Katy is incredibly brave she never complains about her illness and in reality Katy has gone from being a healthy happy 10yr old to her death bed in just 3 months. There are days where Katy looses her eye sight, the ability to walk and talk and some days Katy cant even swallow her own saliva with out severely choking to the point where it is life threatening. Katy has against all odds overcome pneumonia and she has astounded doctors on the two occasions she has woken from the unconscious state that on both occasions the Dr`s thought she would never wake from.