'Sitting in the GP surgery with my two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Eden on my lap, I had tears streaming down my face as I begged for help. Having spent the past six weeks in and out of appointments, I knew that something wasn't right. We were all missing something, but I didn't know what.
All of a sudden she'd had lots of infections and illnesses and the gaps when she wasn't poorly were getting smaller. She was lethargic and hadn't been able to consume anything other than a smoothie in weeks. Her stomach was swollen too, but I'd put that down to constipation. But it turned out to be a tumour growing in her stomach.
One doctor took a look at Eden and sent us straight to paediatrics. Soon we were taken to West Middlesex University Hospital where a test revealed a mass in her abdomen and we were told it might be cancer.
It was really frightening and it happened so fast. They told us they were waiting for a bed to open up for us at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where further tests revealed she had neuroblastoma.
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The world crashed around us.
The treatment plan was 18 months of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. Watching her go through it tore me apart. Like anyone who's had chemo, Eden's body was sensitive and sore. There would be times where she couldn't have anyone near her. She'd be in so much pain, but I couldn't hold her so I just sat and watched. That was one of the hardest things. At one point we'd spent six weeks in hospital and ...
All of a sudden she'd had lots of infections and illnesses and the gaps when she wasn't poorly were getting smaller. She was lethargic and hadn't been able to consume anything other than a smoothie in weeks. Her stomach was swollen too, but I'd put that down to constipation. But it turned out to be a tumour growing in her stomach.
One doctor took a look at Eden and sent us straight to paediatrics. Soon we were taken to West Middlesex University Hospital where a test revealed a mass in her abdomen and we were told it might be cancer.
It was really frightening and it happened so fast. They told us they were waiting for a bed to open up for us at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where further tests revealed she had neuroblastoma.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583506613/1733203283/articles/IZ8kF6fhz1733214582633/JByqFM8yr1733214659695.jpg]
The world crashed around us.
The treatment plan was 18 months of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. Watching her go through it tore me apart. Like anyone who's had chemo, Eden's body was sensitive and sore. There would be times where she couldn't have anyone near her. She'd be in so much pain, but I couldn't hold her so I just sat and watched. That was one of the hardest things. At one point we'd spent six weeks in hospital and ...
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