Post From Avas Army Facebook page
" On Thursday evening January 30, 2014 we were told a parents worst nightmare. The emergency room department at children's hospital in Boston found a very large life threatening brain tumor in the left side center of Ava's brain. It appeared upon first glance that the tumor was a tangerine size tumor that had grown very quickly and that without the surgery she would have zero chance of survival.
As ...we were admitted into the MICU in children's hospital we were devastated with the unknown but we knew we were in the best possible hands. At 6am on Friday morning we met with a 10 + neurosurgeon team led by Dr. Wharf. He explained at that time that they would be removing the large tumor in a sensitive and delicate procedure that would take hours and that the tumors size had started to effect her motor skills, talking, memory, use of her right side, etc. By 7:00 am we had said our goodbyes and left her in care of the team. We were finally able to see her in recovery at 7:30 pm. Throughout that long 12.5 hour day we were constantly updated with how it was going and progress.
They were able to remove the entire tumor (which actually was a full baseball size tumor) with clear margins it did appear and with further MRI testing they were able to conclude no tumors had spread to her spine which is amazing. Dr. Wharf did day without a doubt that this mass was malignant and further treatment will be required.
Because of the aggressive nature of removal they were worried that rehabilitation with walking, talking, eating and use of her right side may be an obstacle but I'm happy to report that's not the case. We are still waiting on the pathology to determine the exact type of brain cancer so that we can build an appropriate plan for treatment with radiation and chemo therapy."
Tickets cost
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2- 10$
5- 20 $
I will be keeping track of all donations and putting aside tickets based on your donation please make sure you have the correct email posted when donating . Also if you can please " Like " Ava's Army Facebook page. When Ava's Facebook page hits 12 thousand I will double everyone's tickets .
" On Thursday evening January 30, 2014 we were told a parents worst nightmare. The emergency room department at children's hospital in Boston found a very large life threatening brain tumor in the left side center of Ava's brain. It appeared upon first glance that the tumor was a tangerine size tumor that had grown very quickly and that without the surgery she would have zero chance of survival.
As ...we were admitted into the MICU in children's hospital we were devastated with the unknown but we knew we were in the best possible hands. At 6am on Friday morning we met with a 10 + neurosurgeon team led by Dr. Wharf. He explained at that time that they would be removing the large tumor in a sensitive and delicate procedure that would take hours and that the tumors size had started to effect her motor skills, talking, memory, use of her right side, etc. By 7:00 am we had said our goodbyes and left her in care of the team. We were finally able to see her in recovery at 7:30 pm. Throughout that long 12.5 hour day we were constantly updated with how it was going and progress.
They were able to remove the entire tumor (which actually was a full baseball size tumor) with clear margins it did appear and with further MRI testing they were able to conclude no tumors had spread to her spine which is amazing. Dr. Wharf did day without a doubt that this mass was malignant and further treatment will be required.
Because of the aggressive nature of removal they were worried that rehabilitation with walking, talking, eating and use of her right side may be an obstacle but I'm happy to report that's not the case. We are still waiting on the pathology to determine the exact type of brain cancer so that we can build an appropriate plan for treatment with radiation and chemo therapy."
Tickets cost
1- 5$
2- 10$
5- 20 $
I will be keeping track of all donations and putting aside tickets based on your donation please make sure you have the correct email posted when donating . Also if you can please " Like " Ava's Army Facebook page. When Ava's Facebook page hits 12 thousand I will double everyone's tickets .