Montreal Children’s Hospital radiothon calling on donors [Video]

Four-year-old Naila Magloire is doing better than she was just a few months ago.

“She was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, which is a brain tumor that’s cancerous,” said her mother Vanessa Pertugia. “So she underwent six months of chemotherapy and, a brain surgery, obviously, to remove the tumor. That was eight hours. And, yeah, today she’s in remission, so that’s amazing.”

The young girl and her parents were at the 21st annual Children’s Hospital radiothon on Thursday, urging others to call in and donate.

“I want to take Naila’s story and just dedicate a lot of my life to this,” said Pertugia. “Like to children who need the help, who need the support.”

Four Bell Media English radio stations broadcasted live from the PK Subban atrium, including CJAD 800 Radio.

“It’s rewarding, it’s challenging, it’s, emotional,” said CJAD 800 radio host Ken Connors. “I mean, some of these stories that these …