The Isabella and Marcus Foundation in Dandenong South, Victoria | Non-profit organisation

The Isabella and Marcus Foundation

Locality: Dandenong South, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9700 1624

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25.01.2022 What a beautiful surprise Thank you to the wonderful RCD Foundation for their gorgeous gift to our family. We belong to this brain cancer community and have met the most generous and incredible friends, boys love their ukulele and are strumming away to Three Little Birds...Connors favourite tune fills our home on this stunning Autumn day! Thankyou RCD Team... Team IMF xx #rcdfoundation #teamimf #braincancerresearch #melbournemusiccentre #kindness

23.01.2022 We are all in this together means so much more than ever! IMF hasn’t been holding any events since the pandemic hit but some really good people have stepped up. Thank you Daniel Walker. PLEASE SHARE and help spread the word about this fundraiser.

23.01.2022 Here is a little update from the Ferrars.

23.01.2022 Research is the key! Team IMF xx #imfresearch #hope #curedipg

23.01.2022 11 years ago today we heard the words "your son has a brain tumour " the 13th of September 2009... the day, the moment our lives changed forever.... Today as a family we walked the Patterson River track as part of our participation in the fantastic Connors Run, for the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation. A wonderful charity funding much needed brain cancer research! I Will continue to raise awareness and funds for brain cancer research Team IMF xx Tony Daniela James Simon... #connorsrun #teamimf #curedipg #imfresearch #hope See more

22.01.2022 Still time to purchase your batteries here and help raise some much needed funds.

22.01.2022 IMF is a founding member of the Low Survival Cancers Alliance. Together with 10 other members we are working behind the scenes to develop treatments for the most intractable cancers. The goals of the alliance is well described by one of our partners, Pancare.

22.01.2022 Annabelle - Life Interrupted DIPG 2016 10/6/2013 - 16/1/2019 Annabelle was the most perfect child. As she is our first child, we never realised how angelic she... was and just thought all children were that kind and well behaved. At just two years old, we could leave chocolate on the table and simply told her to ask before taking it. She always preferred to give gifts, rather than receive them. When she grew up, she wanted to be a mummy and she was never once jealous when her little brother, William was born, she just wanted to help. She would never eat her dessert until William had finished his dinner so they could enjoy desert together. On her birthday, she would let her siblings open some of her birthday presents so they wouldnt feel left out. On her last Christmas, two weeks before she died, she was so excited to give every one their presents. Annabelle loved Disney princesses, but her favourite was Elsa. She loved pink, purple and green, and loved collecting sparkles. She was a girlie girl, but also loved collecting rocks and her favourite animals, were turtles and owls. On the 29th of December 2016, when Annabelle was just three years old, she was diagnosed with DIPG, terminal on diagnosis. Six months of doctors appointments, initially misdiagnosed with night terrors, anxiety, allergies and Bells Palsy, her mother told she was an anxious first time mum. It wasnt until she started limping, an MRI was done the family was told the devastating news, we talk about this tumor in months. Annabelle overcame many hurdles but tragically she passed away on 16 January 2019 surrounded in love, she was 5 years old. Life is forever changed https://m.facebook.com/loveforannabelle/ The Isabella and Marcus Foundation is a registered Australian charity. The charity is run entirely by volunteers. Mission We work closely with researchers in Australia to develop treatments for children with brain cancer. Our focus is DIPG, which is an incurable, devastating disease. We fund the basic research and research infrastructure and support meetings that bring scientists together to share their latest insights. We also fund clinical trials to bring promising new therapies to the clinic for families of affected children. We are increasing the profile of brain cancer and lobbying authorities so that brain cancer becomes a priority for government support. https://donorbox.org/the-isabella-and-marcus-foundation With gratitude to Annabelles incredible parents for their continued efforts to raise awareness #ChildhoodCancerAwareness #BeTheChange #GoGold #Child&AYACancerAwareness #CCAM Awareness=Funding=Research=Treatments that HEAL and do no harm

22.01.2022 Enough said.... Team IMF xx #imfresearch #curedipg #hope

21.01.2022 Today, for the last day of May our message is simple and will not end just because May has.... Team IMF xx #imfresearch #hope #marcus #isabella #love #teamimf #always

21.01.2022 On this long weekend Annabelle Potts should be celebrating her 7th birthday. We must not forget this sweet girl was here with us not too long ago. DIPG continues to take lives. In lieu of gifts, her family is asking for donations to support a PhD scholarship in Annabelles name.

21.01.2022 Lets be kind to each other... always. Hope you are all travelling along ok! Team IMF xx

20.01.2022 In memory of Annabelle Potts, Rebecca Thurpie is raising funds for DIPG research. Check out how she is doing this...

20.01.2022 Save the Date! Sunday 28th February 2021 11th IMF Classic Car Day Bicentennial Park Chelsea ... Save the Date in your phone... Team IMF xx See more

19.01.2022 Remembering all the beautiful children taken too soon... on this International DIPG Day We will continue to raise awareness, fundraise and research DIPG in your honour...today...tomorrow.. forever... Forever in our hearts... Team IMF xx #curedipg #imfresearch #hope #marcus #isabella #love #teamimf See more

19.01.2022 Tomorrow...1st September is the first day of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month How can you make a difference? Please change your fb cover to goldlets turn fb gold for the kids Team IMF xx

17.01.2022 IMF is a partner in the DIPG collaborative. We are pleased to announce one of the recent grant recipient is Dr. Matt Dun from Newcastle for his work to develop combination therapies for DIPG. Likeminded groups working together to make a difference. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hQhOiUmaJBo

17.01.2022 The gorgeous Andrea, Isabellas brother Gabriels partner, has decided to do a lovely thing for childhood cancer. All our regular fundraisers have been cancelled due to Covid. Your support would be very much appreciated because brain cancer in children doesnt stop for the pandemic.

17.01.2022 We will always believe....hope Team IMF xx #hope #imfresearch #curedipg

15.01.2022 The honesty and emotion in the post below is so important for everyone to read whether you have lost a child or not.

14.01.2022 More then ever, we must remember that brain cancer kills more Australian children than any other disease.

14.01.2022 Thank you Rina Flemming

14.01.2022 Just so pretty and so elegant. The beautiful Rina, long time supporter of IMF.

13.01.2022 Happy Father's Day A warm and huge Happy Father's Day to Team IMF's Dad's, Robert and Tony. We love you lots and are so proud of all you do for your families and....IMF. We are so lucky to call you our Dad.... With much love always Damien Gabriel James Simon See more

13.01.2022 We have been overwhelmed by so many kind calls, texts etc with regards to our IMF Classic Car Day, Thank you so much! Sadly, our event did not receive both council or Victorian State Government approval and will not be going ahead this weekend as it has over the past 10 years.... Yes we agree strange that other events have gone ahead...music festivals, other car meets...not sure how to answer that one...but we will be back in 2022! The researchers need us to be back... and ...we will Take care Team IMF xx #curedipg #imfresearch #hope #teamimf #thankful See more

12.01.2022 September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month....working towards a cure today and everyday... Team IMF xx #curedipg #imfresearch #hope

11.01.2022 Let's be kind to each other... always. Hope you are all travelling along ok! Team IMF xx

11.01.2022 This wonderful bussiness, Hush Fragrance is doing wonderful things for childhood cancer, specifically DIPG in memory of sweet Annabelle Potts.

10.01.2022 Happy Easter Wishing you all safe, peaceful and Happy Easter day with your loved ones. Team IMF xx

10.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day A warm and huge Happy Fathers Day to Team IMFs Dads, Robert and Tony. We love you lots and are so proud of all you do for your families and....IMF. We are so lucky to call you our Dad.... With much love always Damien Gabriel James Simon See more

09.01.2022 Remembering Isabella 12 years on Today, 12 years ago, our hearts broke and our future forever shaped by the loss of our darling Isabella. IMF has given us a sense of purpose. Keeping ourselves busy running a charity has helped us cope with grief, if not for any other reason than the need to avoid our own emotions and pain. ... As our child lay lifeless in our bed the pain and sadness ebbing slowly from her face, I tried to remember every millimetre of her by tracing my finger from the top of her head to the tip of her toes, desperately committing it to memory. We have been told over and over again that she is in our hearts and minds and no-one can take that from us but whenever I come across something of hers the connection and memories are so palpable. I have on occasion misplaced a little plastic beaded bracelet she made for me on Mothers Day in hospital and I have been frantic turning the house upside down looking for it. You see, I lost a precious jewel in Bella and the plastic bracelet is something so tangible; wearing it on special occasions feels like the next best thing to touching her. This year, due to the pandemic, charity work slowed down. So, as a family, we decided to do some overdue renovations. Part of that task is painting our house. But you see, our cheeky girl had scribbled on a wall the word dad and we had chartered Bellas height on a door. We are definitely going to keep these tangible memories by painting around them, framing her touches for us to reflect on with love forever. This quote by John Irwing resonates with us: When someone you love dies, and youre not expecting it, you dont lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even from the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts that are gone. Just when the day comes when theres a particular missing part that overwhelms you with the feeling that shes gone, forever there comes another day, and another specifically missing part. Missing you Bella, Mum, Dad, Damien and Gabriel

08.01.2022 This weekend we should've hosted our 11th Annual IMF Ladies Morning Tea but sadly due to COVID-19 restrictions we obviously were unable to. We will back bigger and better next year - we promise! Tomorrow also marks 11 years since our beautiful boy Marcus left us, at 1.15am on the 15th November 2009, Marcus took his final breath surrounded by his family and friendsForever 5 To be honest we always find the planning and preparations of our LMT a most welcome distraction from go...ing to that quiet, dark place called grief. It takes your breath away and then you struggle to catch it again for a while... It's so incredibly hard to believe that 11 years ago was the last time we held you Bello, always in our hearts and in everything we do ...always. Loving you forever... Mum Dad James Simon xx See more

07.01.2022 To all our fb friends in Melbourne...yes we are in Lockdown again for 6 weeks. Let's stay calm, stay home and be kind ... Virtual hugs from Team IMF xx

07.01.2022 Grey matters everyday not just for one month a year We continue to work with great determination behind the scenes.... Team IMF xx

06.01.2022 Look what the lovely Rina from Createddesignsbyrina is up to! Nice to see our long term supporters quietly fundraising even under the current circumstances.

06.01.2022 Happy to support Dr. Matt Dun in his efforts to develop treatments for DIPG.

05.01.2022 And that's a wrap! Or should I say CHOP! Bec’s donation is going to enrich the life of someone that lives without hair But the big question is..... WHAT DOES... IT MEASURE??? You'll all have to wait until 5:00pm tomorrow when the "Guess the Length" competition winner is drawn! That means you still have time to enter! For only $5 you can guess the length of the cut off ponytails and go into the draw to win an EXQUISITE gift pack from Indy & Co Hair. And even better - your $5 donate-to-enter fee goes directly to DIPG research. Let's band together and get this insidious disease CURED!!! You can purchase your entry here: https://www.everleydesignboutique.com.au//donate-to-enter/

05.01.2022 To all our Melbourne likers, we can do this.. half way there! (Hopefully) Stay safe and take care. Team IMF xx

05.01.2022 Brilliant zoom presentation (in place of our usual in- person presentation and lab tour)by Dr Misty Jenkins and her team at WEHI, Melbourne. Although the researchers were faced with a very challenging year given all the COVID-19 restrictions, the team shared some great positive insights into many pre-clinical research projects working towards a cure for brain cancer - DIPG. We are so thankful to Misty and her dedicated team who work with such enthusiasm and passion, we truly... are all in this together...let's solve this puzzle! Thankyou Team IMF xx #curedipg #imfresearch #wehi #hope #letssolvethepuzzle #teamimf See more

04.01.2022 To all our fb friends in Melbourne...yes we are in Lockdown again for 6 weeks. Lets stay calm, stay home and be kind ... Virtual hugs from Team IMF xx

04.01.2022 Dear supporters, We have such a sad update on Laylah. Our love and thoughts go out to this family. Thank you for sharing your girls journey with DIPG and raising awareness.

04.01.2022 We are excited to support Evie Jackson, the Josie Dun scholar. Please click on the article below to read more about this recently funded scholarship granted by IMF, one of seven.

03.01.2022 Here is hope. IMF is proud to be part of this project that has identified a promising new treatment for DIPG. IMF supported ‘Gemma Howell scholar’, Aaminah Khan whose research identified a drug cocktail that successfully controlled DIPG tumours in mice. A clinical trial is now set to get underway. https://www.ccia.org.au//researchers-identify-potential-re

03.01.2022 We sure would! Team IMF xx

03.01.2022 Laylah needs a little help after receiving news on her latest MRI scans. Please take a little time and read this Gofundme page.

03.01.2022 IMF Annual General Meeting covid style! We are so fortunate to be supported by such a great team of family and friends Thankyou xx

02.01.2022 Marcus Anthony Ruberto 10.2.2004- 15.11.2009 Happy 17th Heavenly Birthday Marcus ... such a strange feeling to say the actual number, "17"...wow... our son Marcus would be 17. When you stop and think of all the life things 17 years old do and enjoy it truly takes your breath away, to know that Marcus missed out on so much life. There are no words to ease that pain and there never will be, the unfairness will stay in our hearts forever So much life... We miss you, We love you Bello Always Mum Dad James Simon See more

02.01.2022 Isabella: 19 years old today, Forever 6 There is a space in our hearts that forever aches and craves your presence and all we can do is try to fill it with six years of memories as we hold your brothers close, and if it’s even possible, cherish them more. We keep busy trying to chase a cure for the disease that took you away, knowing deep in our hearts that a cure won’t fill that empty space. ... Our last promise to you, our darling girl, was that You can visit us in our dreams and we will visit you in yours. However, in these difficult days’ sleep eludes us instead to soothe the ache in our empty space we rifle through your belongings finding toys, drawing, clothes and photos. This is how we survive without you, our lovely. A kindred spirit recently introduced us to a quote by Khalil Gibran that just resonates; ‘Remembrance is a form of meeting’. On your birthday we remember the gift of you, our darling Isabella. With arms stretched to infinity, Mum, Dad, Damien and Gabriel.

02.01.2022 Absolutely Team IMF xx

01.01.2022 Must see! Dr. Matt Dun features on Insight, SBS, Tuesday 8:30. Matt lost his darling Josie to DIPG not long ago. https://www.sbs.com.au/ne/insight/tvepisode/race-for-a-cure