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Thanks to Granada Reports reporter Tasha Kacheri for talking to Dr Aria Nikjooy in November 2020 - Aria The Author. Read more...

Aria was determined to share his story, raising awareness of the difficult times he faced and to support others to understand the challenges of a Brain Tumour at such a young age.

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Solihull doctor paddles to Manchester in memory of friend with brain tumour

Solihull Observer - 28th July 2021

A SOLIHULL doctor has paddled from Birmingham to Manchester to raise funds for a brain tumour charity in memory of a university friend.
Dr Tim Molitor and his fellow doctor friend, 35-year-old GP Dr Danny Magona, from Northwich in Cheshire, completed the gruelling 115-mile five-day trip in aid of the Brain Tumour Research.

The duo were inspired to raise funds after their friend and fellow medic Aria Nikjooy died from a medulloblastoma tumour in February following a three year battle and several rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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Northwich GP completes canoe challenge in memory of doctor

Northwich Guardian - 26th July 2021

A GP from Northwich has completed an epic paddling challenge by canoeing 115 miles in memory of a dear friend who died from a rare brain tumour.
Dr Danny Magona, 35, paddled all the way from Birmingham to Manchester with his fellow doctor friend Dr Tim Molitor, 31 to raise money for Brain Tumour Research.

The duo had been inspired to take on the gruelling five day trip after their friend and fellow medic Aria Nikjooy lost his life to a medulloblastoma in February of this year.

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Friends canoeing from Birmingham to Manchester in memory of late friend

In Your Area - 20 July 2021

Canoeing from Birmingham to Manchester is not easy, but two doctors are taking on the challenge in memory of a dear friend who recently died of a brain tumour.
Dr Tim Molitor and Dr Danny Magona are raising money for their friend Dr Aria Nikjooy who they met at University of Birmingham. They were known as the three musketeers.
Aria's friends described him as 'the life of the party, with a smile, a laugh and witty remark at any opportunity.' His friends say he was a 'great friend in times of need, a wonderful husband and an incredible daddy to his little boy Eliyas.'

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Solihull doctor's gruelling challenge to honour friend who died from brain tumour

Birmingham Mail - 13th July 2021

Tim and Danny described Aria as "a great friend in times of need, a wonderful husband and an incredible daddy to his little boy"

An anaesthetist from Solihull will be paddling 109 miles from Birmingham to Manchester in a canoe in memory of his doctor friend who died from a rare brain tumour at the age of 30.

Dr Tim Molitor, 31, and his pal from university, GP Dr Danny Magona, 35, are embarking on the gruelling five-day trip to raise money for charity in honour of their friendship group's third member, Dr Aria Nikjooy, who passed away in February, leaving behind his wife Naomi and their three-year-old son Eliyas.

The trio met while studying medicine at the University of Birmingham and worked at hospitals around the city before Aria moved to Manchester and Danny to Northwich.
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Moving memoir from young brain tumour dad published - Brain Tumour Research

Brain Tumour Research - 31st March 2021

Following the tragic death of Aria Nikjooy in February, his memoir about his brain tumour journey has been published.
Broken Brain: Brutally Honest, Brutally Me is a no-holds-barred account of Aria’s life with a brain tumour. Painfully funny and honest, it is hoped that anyone affected by cancer – patients, family and friends – will draw hope and strength from the book. Raw and inspiring, the book also serves as a manual for medical professionals to understand what a patient goes through and to inspire them to remember the people behind the patients.
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Young Manchester dad writes book about his life leaving final gift to the world

ITV - 27th March 2021

A young dad from Manchester has left his final gift to the world, a book called "Broken Brain: Brutally Honest, Brutally Me".
Aria Nikjooy died in February 2021 at 30 years old, just over two years after being diagnosed with a rare form of Brain tumour.
The book is about his life and journey as a doctor dealing with a Brain Tumour.
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Doctor dad who died from brain tumour wrote two books for his young son as a last heartbreaking gift

Wales Online - 7th March 2021

A doctor dad who died from a rare brain tumour aged just 30 has written two children’s books for his three-year-old son as a final heartbreaking gift to his little boy.
Paediatrician Aria Nikjooy, from Manchester, was only 27 when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour called a grade 4 cerebellar medulloblastoma in November 2018.
Despite having the tumour removed, the cancer returned several times before spreading to his spine and he died on February 8 this year.
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Manchester paediatric doctor writes son series of books before dying from brain cancer

ITV - 4th March 2021

A doctor who died from a rare brain tumour has left his final legacy in the form of books he wrote for his three-year-old son.
Aria Nikjooy, from Manchester, was just 27 when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour in November 2018 after enduring terrible headaches.
The paediatric doctor had the tumour removed, but it returned several times before spreading to his spine.
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Young doctor leaves heartbreaking gifts to his son before dying from brain tumour

The Mirror - 3rd March 2021

Before paediatrician Aria Nikjooy, 30, died he wrote a book called Eddie and the Magic Healing Stone to explain illnesses in parents to his his son while he undergoing chemotherapy.
A doctor left his three-year-old son as a heartbreaking final gift before he died from a brain tumour.
Aria Nikjooy, a paediatrician from Manchester, wrote two children's books for Eliyas after learning he was diagnosed with the malignant brain tumour at the age of just 27.
But despite having the tumour removed, the cancer returned several times before spreading to his spine and the doting dad died on February 8 at the age of 30.
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Final Message - Doctor leaves two heartbreaking gifts for his son, 3, before he died of rare illness aged 30

The Sun - 3rd March 2021

A DOCTOR who died from a rare brain tumour wrote two children's books for his three-year-old son as a final heartbreaking gift.
Paediatrician Aria Nikjooy, from Manchester, was 27 when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in November 2018.
But despite having the tumour removed, the cancer returned several times before spreading to his spine.
The doting dad died on February 8 this year when he was just 30, Manchester Evening News reports.
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Doctor who studied in Birmingham leaves heartbreaking gifts for son, three, after death aged just 30

Birmingham Mail - 3rd March 2021

A former Birmingham student who died aged just 30 after complaining of bad headaches left his young son two heartbreaking gifts before his death.
Paediatrician Aria Nikjooy, from Manchester, studied medicine at the University of Birmingham alongside wife Naomi, 33.
Aria was 27 when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in November 2018 and died on February 8 this year, aged just 30.
While undergoing chemotherapy in 2019, he wrote a book called Eddie and the Magic Healing Stone to explain illness in parents to his toddler son, Eliyas, now three.
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Doctor, 30, dies from rare illness after complaining of bad headaches... he left his young son two heartbreaking gifts before his death

Manchester Evening News - 3rd March 2021

A doctor who died from a rare brain tumour wrote two children's books for his three-year-old son as a final heartbreaking gift.
Paediatrician Aria Nikjooy, from Manchester, was just 27 when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in November 2018.
Despite having the tumour removed, the cancer returned several times before spreading to his spine.
He died on February 8 this year, aged just 30.
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Doctor, 30, writes book to son as heartbreaking last gift before dying of brain tumour

Metro - 3rd March 2021

A doctor who died from a rare brain tumour aged just 30 has written two children’s books for his three-year-old son.
Paediatrician Aria Nikjooy, from Manchester, explained illness in parents and the importance of family – as a final heartbreaking gift to his little boy Eliyas.
The dad was only 27 when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour, called a grade 4 cerebellar medulloblastoma, in November 2018.
Despite having the tumour removed, the cancer returned several times before spreading to his spine and Aria died in February this year.
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In memory of Aria Nikjooy

Brain Tumour Research - 11th February 2021

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Aria Nikjooy has passed away.
Aria was diagnosed with a grade 4 cerebellar medulloblastoma in November 2018, aged 27. He underwent surgery, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and spent two-and-a-half months recovering in hospital.
A year later, Aria was able to return to work on the paediatric rheumatology ward at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, but in March 2020 he was given the devastating news that the tumour had come back and he needed a second craniotomy. Just months later, in July, a routine MRI scan revealed further tumour recurrence and Aria required a third operation and more radiotherapy treatment.
Aria passed away on 8th February, leaving his wife Naomi and their three-year-old son, Eliyas.
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