Per reports, the surgeons were left stunned after the 11-year-old girl, Roxy, with an inoperable brain tumour, gets cured by something very unusual. The young girl and her family were devastated when they discovered that she had a growth called scattered intrinsic pontine glioma. This medical diagnosis would leave the girl with a loss of vision and reduced capability to talk or swallow. Doctors from different medical facilities all diagnosed Roxy with DIPG, so the brave girl went through weeks of radiation and other treatments.
Throughout this time, the neighbourhood rallied around the girl and her family, hosting advantages and charity events to help them with their medical expenses. After numerous visits to her paediatrician without explanation for the head pain, she was sent to the Children’s Hospital where she was diagnosed with DIPG. Neurologists and oncologists all agreed on the original diagnosis. DIPG is a sporadic and highly aggressive form of cancer typically found in children between ages five and nine. Read the full story here ▶
