A new bedroom for Quinn

Quinn Hautapu knows the inside of a hospital room like the back of her hand but all she wants is a bedroom to call her own.

The family of the young girl, who suffers from an aggressive brain cancer, are determined to make her dreams come true by building a specialised bedroom to accommodate her needs.

Quinn was diagnosed in February last year with Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor. A stroke alerted doctors to the illness which has seen the eight-year-old undergo brain surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and stem-cell rescue.

The youngster has had to learn to walk again and spent most of last year in Starship Hospital. She's now in remission and every 12 weeks an MRI is performed to monitor the disease. Lasting side-effect's for Quinn include chronic fatigue and a weak right-side.

Her mother Roanne said Quinn had been unable to enter her own bedroom for the past 18 months as it was located upstairs.

"Quinn has slept in our room in our bed all year. We're looking at making a warm and practical space for her downstairs but it just seems so hard and so expensive."

Ms Hautapu has had to leave her job and the family have already extended their mortgage to begin renovations.

"Quinn has some really strong ideas," Ms Hautapu said. "My friend has contacted me to say she has some builders that are keen to help and we're trying for some funding through ENABLE for a disability-friendly bathroom."

The colour themes are set for purple, white and silver with a "splash" of aqua or lime. A four poster bed is also ready to be assembled.

Below is a wishlist of the items Quinn wants for her bedroom.

If you can provide any of these or would like to help, please email alecia.rousseau@guardiannews.co.nz or shona.lingham@guardiannews.co.n.z.

Desk and TV.

A walk-in wardrobe.

Ceiling lowered, insulated and painted.

walls insulated, re-lined and painted.

An internal sliding door.

A heater.

Carpet -- happy to consider squares.

A king-single mattress/linen.

Bedside tables.

Storage containers (or multi-slim drawers on wheels).

Curtains.

If you would like to make a monetary donation, please deposit into the following account: Hautapu Family Fund, BNZ 02-0727-0144427-025.