The family of a “kind and considerate” teenager who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour are trying to raise funds to make her life easier.

Elizabeth Adams, who attends Sittingbourne Community College (SCC) and is better known as Lizzy, received the devastating news last month that she had a mass on her brain.

Family close to the 13-year-old, from Conyer, noticed her personality began to change in February.

Kandise Adams, her cousin, said: “She became quieter and was less interested in interacting with others.

“She also became more unbalanced and slurred her words whilst talking and found it more difficult to have conversations.

“My aunt Mary Adams, known as Kath to most, and my uncle Gavin Attrell decided to contact SCC and learnt that Elizabeth had been experiencing similar symptoms at school, such as falling over, and had started to find it difficult to write on lines during school hours.

“My aunt took Elizabeth to their family doctor, who then sent them to William Harvey Hospital for an MRI scan where they discovered a mass on her brain.”

She was then taken by ambulance to King’s College Hospital in London where it was confirmed that she had Stage 4 glioblastoma of the brainstem.

Lizzy, who has five siblings, is now undergoing radiotherapy in the hope it will shrink the growth.

"My aunt is the best mother I know and has been a mother figure even to myself. She helps everyone in any way she can and even during this testing time has remained strong for Elizabeth and her five siblings" - Kandise Adams, Lizzy's cousin

Her cousin set up a GoFundMe page to raise £10,000 for family experiences and modifications to her home.

It reads: “We are all devastated by this illness.

“My aunt is the best mother I know and has been a mother figure even to myself. She helps everyone in any way she can and even during this testing time has remained strong for Elizabeth and her five siblings.

“So I hope me writing to you can in some way help this young family gain more experiences without having to worry about the funds to do so and to help regain some form of normality again, even if it is for a brief period of time.”

KentOnline's sister paper the Sittingbourne News Extra is fully behind the appeal for donations to Lizzy’s family at their office in Sheerness.

The money raised for her will help a family which is struggling daily with this new and devastating diagnosis.

Lizzy has mobility problems and funds would go towards making her house easier to get around.

The family would like to put a stairlift in so she can be more mobile or put a washroom downstairs for her.

Money would also mean long-lasting memories can be made and the family can turn their attention fully towards her recovery without worrying about funding daily life including hospital visits.

There is a box on the front counter at 44 High Street, Sheerness, for any cash donations to be made which will be passed on to the family.

The GoFundMe page already has more than £900 for the teen and we hope they reach their target.

There will also be a fundraising day at The Swan Pub in London Road, Teynham, on June 17, from midday. Donations of items for the tombola, raffle and alcohol for an auction should be dropped at the pub.

With a bouncy castle, fancy dress, crafts, and face painting, her family hope the event will put a smile on her face.