Braydee Audrain has been a light on Perth stages since she was a child, never shying away from bringing joy to people’s days through musical theatre, dance, and acting.
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The 18-year-old has represented Australia on the global stage and won awards, but is now facing the fight of her life.
In 2025, the teenager was diagnosed with a low-grade glioma in her brain, which has robbed her of a normal life.
On a daily basis, she experiences seizures, debilitating migraines, frightening visual disturbances, and vision that can only be compared to television static.
The family has been told the tumour needs to be removed or it risks making her seizures worse and leaving permanent brain damage.
Dr Charlie Teo has provided the family with an opportunity to remove the tumour in China—the doctor cannot operate in Australia due to practice restrictions placed upon him—which will set them back nearly $150,000.
To allow Braydee to dance again, they need your help.
Speaking with Youth Jam’s Isaac Mulcrone, her mum, Anita Audrain, said that with every seizure, more damage is being done to her daughter’s brain.
“Charlie Teo said with every seizure more and more damage is being done to the brain and memory will be affected because the damage will be done to that part of the brain,” she told Newsflash listeners.
The surgery has been deemed too dangerous to perform in Australia due to the risk of losing memory.
Ms Audrain said Braydee has lost her independence as a result of the diagnosis.
“She’s always been so independent. Now she has to have somebody with her at all times, even when she’s showering, she’s got to have somebody keeping watch in case something happens.
“It changes your whole life,” she said.
A GoFundMe has been set up with the family asking for help raising $50,000.
