Kings Hill dad raises money to buy more equipment for hospital that removed golf ball sized tumour from baby daughter's brain
12:23, 10 May 2019
updated: 12:24, 10 May 2019
A Kent father has told us about the heart-breaking moment his 14 month-old daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Octavia Begbey had a growth the size of a golf ball in the middle of her brain.
Her dad Richard, who lives in Kings Hill, is on a fundraising walk to help other people who could benefit from the pioneering technology that saved her.
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