Willow Manson, now 11, was 10 at the time she unexpectedly fell ill with what started as a simple sinus infection and led to eight-and-a-half hours of brain surgery.

Willow’s father, Adam Manson, spoke to The Spectator in the lead up to the annual Good Friday Appeal that raises money for the RCH and said she was now doing well thanks to the exceptional treatment she received.