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Madeline Crittenden

Madeline Crittenden is a reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She joined in 2021 after covering crime and courts for several mastheads throughout NSW.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPH SPECIAL JANUARY 19, 2024Montana Jackson 5 is part of a clinical trial at Westmead ChildrenÕs Hospital and the size of her brain tumour has shrunk by about 50 percent. Picture: David Swift

New hope for kids fighting brain tumours

After battling a brain tumour for most of her short life – Montana Jackson is about to start school – a huge step that may not have been possible without a clinical trial.

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WARNING. WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL.  MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING.      Jack was diagnosed with Spastic diaplegia cerebral palsy level 3 at 14 months old., Jack finds walking challenging and is quickly fatigued and is in pain. He cannot straighten his knees or bring his heels to the ground making balance and walking very difficult., In one month, Jack is facing the scariest but hopefully an amazing surgery which will hopefully help with his spasticity and reduce pain - SDR. Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy is a spinal surgery to cut the nerve that is causing the spasticity in his legs. To take out that tightness from his legs would be amazing. But the surgery is scary and will involve a lot of rehab to gain strength back and learn how to walk with his new legs. MUST CREDIT STICKS AND STONES PHOTOGRAPHY

Jack just wants to walk like all his mates

At 14-months-old, little Jack Irvine was diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy and, as a result, relies on walking frame or a wheelchair to get around. But that could soon change, as he undergoes major spinal surgery.

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