Shay’s Smiles was set up by the family of 13-year-old Shayen Patel (known to all as Shay), who passed away on 1st September 2020. Shay died less than two years after being diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM).?

Despite Shay's diagnosis he was always thinking of others before himself and had the most contagious smile and warm heart for everyone he met.