, began the foundation a year after his tumour showed no further growth, and the organisation has since sold over 500,000 beanies, raising millions of dollars for brain cancer research and funded brain cancer nurses in regional Australia.
Stonham's brain cancer battle has begun again six years after he was first diagnosed with a stage two glioma following a shock seizure on a soccer field. After their world was turned upside down, he had surgery to remove as much of the tumour as possible without affecting his speech and right side of his body movement, and with treatment they were able to bring the tumour under control.
"He's doing really well. He finished radiation and has started chemotherapy. He's enjoyed the three-and-a-half week period in between treatment, not needing to go anywhere or do any treatment and enjoy a beer or two before chemotherapy treatment for 48 weeks. "He's already lost all his hair from radiation, he will have nausea, an ulcerated mouth, sickness and fatigue and you also have a lot of nerve damage to his toes and fingers during chemotherapy, which does come back in time, but that in itself can be very frustrating for people and affects your quality of life.
"There are days Matt's having a great day but for some reason I'm just having a bad one, when everything builds up. But we're very fortunate to have supportive friends and family around us so we can always ask for help." "It's actually nice. I haven't felt this peaceful on the field in a long time but I do definitely still miss that high intensity environment physically and mentally, but I think that's something any professional misses when they move out of the game," she said.
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