“Anatoles dream came true, was the pilot for a day”
“Anatole Donguy, 8 years old, dreaming to travel and see the world. nMen a dangerous brain tumour has set his and the family’s life on pause. nMen, it hinders him not from the to realize their dreams – now åttaåringen got to fly a plane from Stockholm to Gothenburg. “
“To be eight years, and fight against a brain tumor is no fun. But Anatole is of good courage in the face of tough treatments. “
” He is always positive and accepts all types of treatments. He laughs and plays as much as he can, tells the Anatoles dad Fabrice Donguy. “
“Anatoles brain tumor, diffuse midline glioma, was discovered last year and is of a kind where the forecast looks pretty bad. He sits in a wheelchair as the left side of the body has become paralyzed. But Anatole and his family, except dad Fabrice consists of mother Anne and his sister Lucie, 13 years old, have my hope up. There is a new and effective treatment in the united states, and thanks to a fundraiser that allows families to afford to travel, will Anatole to get treatment not yet available in Sweden. “
“To get the tune a plane between Stockholm and Gothenburg was a dream come true for Anatole. It was the organization Min stora dag, which meets seriously ill children’s dreams come true, who arranged the Anatoles day in the air together with the airline GOOD. “
“– Anatole had desired to sit in the cockpit with the captains and of course we didn meet on a flight between Bromma and Gothenburg, ” says Jim Hofverberg, communications manager at the GOOD.”
“He’ll get to sit on the third, extrasätet available.”
“– Anatole was the only one who got to sit in the cockpit with the pilots, but they sounded on the door to the cockpit open, they had been allowed to do it. So the rest of us in the family could peek in and see how they had it, ” says Fabrice. “
“Anatole got to see exactly how the pilots steered the plane at take-off and landing and the time in between. “
“– He was very happy and proud afterwards. He got to wear a pilotmössa and really had fun. “
“In fact, it was not just a day of fulfilled dreams, but two. My big day had arranged to Anatole and his family even got to try to go by helicopter and fly wind tunnel. In a wind tunnel, hovering on a strong luftstråle in a large glass tube. It simulates the wind blast just as during a parachute jumps in free fall.”
“Anatole, is in ordinary cases a very active eight-year-old. He plays rugby and is in the scouts in Älvsjö, Stockholm, sweden, where the family lives. He dreams of one day becoming the ”engineer-engineers-scientists-explorers”.”
“He is a fantastic boy who is a fan of Star Wars and who like to play with Lego,” says Fabrice. “
“On 12 march travelling Anatole to Houston in the united states to undergo the new treatment. “
“– We yearn to travel, Anatole need help as soon as possible, ” says Fabrice. “
“My big day is a charitable organization that meets the seriously ill children’s dreams come true. They want to create important breaks for children and young people with serious diagnoses. Each year, close to 5,000 children who are struggling to be with on a Great Day that gives extra power and joy in a tough life.”
“Diffuse midline glioma”
“Hjärnstamscancer is aggressive and affects mainly children. In many cases it is impossible to surgically remove the tumor. The sufferer can get into trouble with the eyes, become paralyzed on one side of the face or body, problems with balance and get a headache and become nauseous. “
“Source: braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu”
