For the love of Alegra

little legs foundation
Kind-hearted. Hardworking. Compassionate.

Every day is a challenge for Sue-Ellan Vasiliou and her family after losing their beautiful daughter Alegra to brain cancer.

But Sue-Ellan is doing everything she can to help support other families and is raising funds for brain cancer awareness and research.

She does this through the little legs foundation she set up in memory of Alegra, who was diagnosed with brain cancer days before Christmas in 2016 and passed away 10 months later.

"It is knowing that her fight helps others that keeps us going," Sue-Ellan says.

Sue-Ellan engages the community in many charity events, but something that touched people's hearts was when local cafes sold commemorative cups of coffee on Alegra's birthday.

"We aim to raise awareness about childhood brain cancer, a disease that kills more children in Australia than any other disease," Sue-Ellan says.

"In memory of our beautiful daughter, we raise funds to support research into this disease and also to support patients and their families during the most difficult of times."

A note to Alegra on the foundation website sums it up: "It was not our choice to survive without you, so we choose to live and to honour you. – Dad & Mum xx"

Westfield Local Heroes are nominated and voted for by their communities, with the three top finalists per Westfield centre each awarded a $10,000 grant for their affiliated organisation. The little legs foundation will use its grant to help fund hospital equipment and to support families.

For further information on the Westfield Local Heroes program, click here