PatrickS2222
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Mod: Feel free to move this thread if needed - I read usually only MF threads, so I started it here.
G'Day All, not sure if anyone has noticed, but I've not visited for a few weeks. Our start to the New Year has been among the worst I can remember. I do realise many families have had to come to terms with ever more tragic events, and my heart goes out to them. It seems that it takes a scare to give one an insight into what that may involve.
Our spare time has been largely spoken for by about my worst nightmare. Our youngest daughter - almost 17 years old - was diagnosed in the first week of 2017 with a brain tumor around a hen's egg in size, right beside the motor-skills area of her brain. She is an accomplished artistic (roller) skater, attended her first international event last September and was aiming for the German Cup in May.
Our lovely daughter was in the children's hospital for several days undergoing tests and scans after which the decision was made that it was best removed. She was home for a few days, then re-admitted for a five-hour operation, done by a very experienced and brilliant Swiss surgeon here in Brisbane. All went very well, she recovered very quickly and came home 7 days later. Ten days later she returned to school and two weeks later she was skating again - according to my wife "better than ever before".
She is still extremely fit and healthy, but we are worried it may grow back. We were assured she would require around 6-7 weeks of radio- and chemo-therapy, so I have been very busy improving our house and ensuring her comfort is the best we can provide for this upcoming bumpy ride. This is due to start this Wednesday. She wished for a quiet party with her skate mates and school friends, and also invited all the generous people who rallied together to help me, raise funds for things such as an air conditioner for her room (it is still very hot weather here), discounted building supplies for us to build a lovely outdoor area for her to sit in the fresh air and read or whatever, and all sorts of other help and support. There are a lot of very generous and unselfish people in this world, and I reckon I know a high percentage of them - several guys working 3-4 days in the summer sun helping me.
Tonight we had the event, which she really enjoyed spending some time having fun with her friends. They also had another friend's 18th birthday to attend which cut things short somewhat, but it was great to see that lovely smile so frequently.
The specialists involved all seem confident her recovery will be 100% but are worried there may still be cancerous cells there which could easily multiply, and want to treat the area so as to take no chances. They were amazed her recovery was so fast - due they said to her being young, and as the surgeon said "so incredibly fit".
All we can do now I guess is to keep trusting their knowledge and experience, and hope and pray this is now history. They receive around 70-80 children with brain tumors each year - from all over our state, plus nearer edges of adjoining states, and nearby islands. A family doctor would see 1 or 2 in an entire career.
I have to say this could certainly be a lot worse, but I didn't know I could survive with so little sleep either. I shall be sure to keep you all posted as things progress.
G'Day All, not sure if anyone has noticed, but I've not visited for a few weeks. Our start to the New Year has been among the worst I can remember. I do realise many families have had to come to terms with ever more tragic events, and my heart goes out to them. It seems that it takes a scare to give one an insight into what that may involve.
Our spare time has been largely spoken for by about my worst nightmare. Our youngest daughter - almost 17 years old - was diagnosed in the first week of 2017 with a brain tumor around a hen's egg in size, right beside the motor-skills area of her brain. She is an accomplished artistic (roller) skater, attended her first international event last September and was aiming for the German Cup in May.
Our lovely daughter was in the children's hospital for several days undergoing tests and scans after which the decision was made that it was best removed. She was home for a few days, then re-admitted for a five-hour operation, done by a very experienced and brilliant Swiss surgeon here in Brisbane. All went very well, she recovered very quickly and came home 7 days later. Ten days later she returned to school and two weeks later she was skating again - according to my wife "better than ever before".
She is still extremely fit and healthy, but we are worried it may grow back. We were assured she would require around 6-7 weeks of radio- and chemo-therapy, so I have been very busy improving our house and ensuring her comfort is the best we can provide for this upcoming bumpy ride. This is due to start this Wednesday. She wished for a quiet party with her skate mates and school friends, and also invited all the generous people who rallied together to help me, raise funds for things such as an air conditioner for her room (it is still very hot weather here), discounted building supplies for us to build a lovely outdoor area for her to sit in the fresh air and read or whatever, and all sorts of other help and support. There are a lot of very generous and unselfish people in this world, and I reckon I know a high percentage of them - several guys working 3-4 days in the summer sun helping me.
Tonight we had the event, which she really enjoyed spending some time having fun with her friends. They also had another friend's 18th birthday to attend which cut things short somewhat, but it was great to see that lovely smile so frequently.
The specialists involved all seem confident her recovery will be 100% but are worried there may still be cancerous cells there which could easily multiply, and want to treat the area so as to take no chances. They were amazed her recovery was so fast - due they said to her being young, and as the surgeon said "so incredibly fit".
All we can do now I guess is to keep trusting their knowledge and experience, and hope and pray this is now history. They receive around 70-80 children with brain tumors each year - from all over our state, plus nearer edges of adjoining states, and nearby islands. A family doctor would see 1 or 2 in an entire career.
I have to say this could certainly be a lot worse, but I didn't know I could survive with so little sleep either. I shall be sure to keep you all posted as things progress.
