A Family affair

  • Family Affair Part 3

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    So, there we were, our daughter 'E' back at school and after a CT scan showing no cancer present, it seemed that E's problems were all under control.

    'E' went back to school, half heartedly but she tried to get on with it. After a while it became apparent that 'E' needed some psychological help. Well who wouldn't at 15 dealing with cancer. After some counselling session, things seemed to be returning to normal…

  • A Family Affair, Part 2

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    By the end of November 2012 we had a date to go and see the specialist. My daughter by now had a number of lumps around the neck area and the back of her head and of course the painful lump on the back of her head was getting bigger. 

    All four of us attended the first few appointments until our eldest couldn't cope with it and decided not to come. We initially saw a lady surgeon who was very blunt with my daughter's prognosis…

  • A Family affair, part 1

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Our story started in 2012 when my 14 year old daughter came to me complaining that a lump on the crown of her head was causing her problems. When I looked at it I thought 'what the hell is that'. I made an appointment at the doctors. As soon as the doctor saw the lump she referred us to the hospital. After an initial consultation the surgeon said he thought it may be some kind of fungal infection but would like to remove…