THE family of a beautiful “little diva”; with dreams of becoming a paramedic has been shattered by her death just weeks after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Evie-Leigh Cormack, 11, was looking forward to starting secondary school at Dyke House Academy in County Durham when she suddenly got sick.
The family of a young girl have been left shattered after her deathEvie-Leigh Cormack had dreams of being a paramedicMedics found a terminal malignant brain tumour and was later diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancerThe former St Aidan’s Primary School pupil’s had experienced headaches , sickness, double vision and loss of balance.Doctors working to find what was wrong were eventually dealt a devastating blow when they discovered she had a terminal malignant brain tumour.
Known for her “sass”;, Evie-Leigh bravely battled her condition, but died this week at RVI Hospital in Newcastle .
Evie-Leigh, who always wanted to help others, loved nothing more than spending time with her family, mum, Perri-Leigh Littler, 29, dad Matthew Cormack, 31, sister Lillie, 10, and four-year-old brother, Matthew.
Her family and friends have been left devastated by her loss.
Evie’s parents said their daughter, who loved shopping , cinema and caring for the family’s five dogs, had been able to go to her new school for an hour to spend time with her friends.
They said: “Evie was known for being a little diva, always dancing around doing TikToks .
“She used to love being the mother figure to her little brother Matthew and was a perfect role model for her younger sister Lillie.
“She loved to keep her mam and dad on their toes with her attitude and her sass â something that made Evie stand out and something her family and friends would never change for the world and certainly will never forget.”;
Evie will be remembered as a “really bright kid”; who really got stuck in, they said.
She was motivated to start secondary school to get the best grades so she could become a paramedic when she left school.
Her parents said: “She was so pleased when she had the opportunity to spend the day with the emergency services just a few weeks before she passed away and this definitely made her mind up with the career path she wanted to take.
“She was always a kid that would be there to help anyone.”;
Shortly after becoming ill Evie-Leigh was diagnosed with DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) â an aggressive form of childhood brain cancer .
There is no effective treatment and no chance of survival.
In a bid to offer practical support to the youngster’s family, friends at Hartlepool St Francis FC, where Evie-Leigh’s uncle is a coach, have set up a fund-raising page to ease worries of funeral costs.
Donations have flooded in already, pulling in more than ã5,770 in just a couple of days.
Anyone who would like to make a contribution but can do so here.
