Antoine d’Haussy’s wife Charissa Chau, the love of his life and mother to their three-year-old son Aymeric, died in January 2026 at just 40 years old, leaving him in a world of pain. He turned his grief into a meaningful way to celebrate her life, and hopes others will find solace in turning to his solution.
For 18 months, Chau had tangled with glioblastoma, a rare, highly aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer that few survive. Within 30 days of her death, d’Haussy hit on a purposeful mission: he launched a crowdfunding campaign that quickly attracted more than HK$811,000 (US$103,000).
His drive stands out in the world of health fundraising. Most personal campaigns understandably spring from the need to cover medical bills, and d’Haussy, 46, indeed set up his to sustain his family through the financial upheaval of a terminal diagnosis. But he also set it up to raise funds for laboratory research and accelerate finding a cure, so other families did not suffer the same loss.
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