Matthew’s Fight for Life
Original title: Matthew’s Fight for Life (AKA Matthew’s Miracle)
Duration: 54’
Producer: Mike Searle
Director: Carolyn Bertram
Participant: Mike Searle
Company: Storyteller Media Group
Scientific field: Health
Year: 2006
Country: Australia
Matthew’s Fight for Life tells the story of young Australian boy Matthew Fiddick and his incredible battle to stay alive. At three he was diagnosed with a massive brain tumour and his parents were told it was unlikely he’d reach four. After surgery, he defied the odds and went into remission for nearly five years. But by June 2000 the cancer was back. Two and a half years, sixteen brain tumours and five operations later, Matthew and the man he calls Dr Charlie, share an incredible bond.
In a moving, compelling, emotional journey, Matthew’s Fight for Life follows Matthew, his family and Dr Charles Teo as Matthew again goes under the knife for one of the most dangerous operations he has faced.
Matthew’s Fight for Life
