Bailey's Day

how one little boy’s legacy helped raise more than $3.4 million in the fight against children’s cancer bailey tessier was just two-and-a-half years old when he tragically passed away from a brain tumour in 2004. bailey was being treated at the monash hospital at a time when there was a significant shortage of paediatric oncologists, meaning children with cancer only had access to treatment two, half-days, per week at monash. in high demand, dr peter downie divided his time between the monash hospital and the royal children’s hospital. fast-forward 16 years and more than $3.4 million later, that little boy’s legacy has since funded the training of 17 new paediatric oncologists and made it possible for children with cancer to be treated every day of the week in the hospital where he was treated. after bailey lost his battle with cancer, patrick tessier, a successful businessman and passionate father, identified a need for greater support for training new medical professionals and