1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Fitzi and Whipper podcast. We wanted 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: to give you a bit of an update here. Two 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: months ago, we were lucky enough to meet the beautiful 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 1: little man. He's nine years old. His name is Brooklyn 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: and his parents Kara and John. Brooklyn was doing it tough. 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: He was diagnosed with neuro blastoma. That was four years 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 1: ago and had only been given a couple of weeks 8 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: to live. Here's a little bit about brooklyn story. 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: We've a fan had a story of a young man 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: by the name of Brooklyn, a beautiful eight year old boy. 11 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 3: He's been diagnosed with neuroblastoma. 12 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: Unfortunately, the family has been told that the cancer is 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 2: terminal and his parents, Kara and John. 14 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 3: I just want to tell them that we've got their back. 15 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: Hello, Tame, Hello Brooklyn. Do you know how strong you are? 16 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: Do you know how much of a superstar you are? Yeah? 17 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: The last few weeks have been pretty tough. 18 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, that'd be really hard just going to spend time 19 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 3: with him, Brooklyn. 20 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: We want to do something for you and mum and dad. 21 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: The amazing team at waddif they want to send the 22 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: whole family to the Softotaire in Darling harbor for a 23 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: couple of nights. We're going to give you five thousand 24 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: dollars spending money for your stay in the harbor, and 25 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 2: also we're going to give you another five thousand dollars 26 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:09,279 Speaker 2: to help with medical bills. 27 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 3: Thank you so much, Thank you update. 28 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: On the story. Outside of our ten thousand dollars, more 29 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: than eight hundred and fifty people who heard the story 30 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: have gone to the GoFundMe page. 31 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 3: Over one hundred thousand. We've got one hundred and twenty thousand. 32 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: Thank you, Sydney. The reaction and the love and the 33 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: care for this little man Brooklyn his family has been sensational, 34 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: So thank you. Yeah, he's a very brave little man. 35 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: And we helped out with a bit more money too. 36 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: In Sydney. We want to say thank you because I 37 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: think we totalled more than one hundred and forty three 38 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: thousand dollars. Lots of people have been asking for an 39 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: update on Brooklyn, and sadly this morning we were told 40 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: that on Saturday night, around six thirty, Brooklyn passed away. 41 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: Cara's Brooklyn's mum posted on Instagram a beautiful little Brooklyn 42 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: passed away peacefully at six form surrounded by loved ones 43 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: in the arms of Mum and Dad, our little bubby. 44 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: Thank you for the most wonderful nine years. You are 45 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: more than I could have ever hoped for, more than 46 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: I ever deserved. You always had a heart of kindness 47 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: and you were beyond your years. We've all been so 48 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: lucky to know you. Please don't be scared. My Bubby 49 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: tires will take care of you until Mommy can be 50 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: be with you again. So we just we were so 51 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: touched to be able to meet Brooklyn, and we were 52 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: so thrilled that we could help out in the small 53 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: way that we did, and we knew it was always 54 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: going to end the way it did, but at the 55 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: same time we were able to offer some distraction and put 56 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: a smile on Brooklyn's face along with some fantastic memories 57 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: that his mum and dad will always have. 58 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: That's the one thing that we wanted to do was 59 00:02:55,560 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 3: give them some memories before he passed, and they did 60 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 3: they did. God to Karen and John that you guys 61 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 3: are just so so brave. He was a beautiful little boy. 62 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 3: And to everyone in Sydney, thank you so much. Like 63 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 3: you know, we didn't think we were going to get 64 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 3: the response that we did. 65 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: Everyone fell in love with Brooklyn. 66 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 3: One hundred and forty three thousand dollars we raised, and 67 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 3: thank you so much because I think that little boy 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: who's looking over us right now touched a lot of people. 69 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: So we and the response to the on social media 70 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: of people that saw the smile and in the photo 71 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: that I've got here, just the most priceless smile you'll 72 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: ever see, sitting there with the two dogs, and I'm 73 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: so glad that he was comforted with Mum and dad time. 74 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 3: Thank you again, and if you are this morning, I 75 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 3: know it can be quite gloomy outside, you know, just 76 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 3: take the time to hug you up, your loved ones 77 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 3: and your little ones that you have with you right now, 78 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 3: and just think of Karen and John this morning. So 79 00:03:59,000 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 3: thank you. 80 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Fitzian Whipper podcast.