Well where do I start.....

 

My eldest daughter, Abigail, (she's 4) been a bit off lately, being naughty and not eating her food, then we noticed she's loosing a lot of weighty and drinking all the time, by that I mean hiding cups all over the house so she can have a drink, then she started wetting the bed and had no control over her urine production, she would need to go every 5 mins... We thought she may have diebetes.... It's been going on for a about 3 weeks so we got her in to the Dr's and they did a few tests and found nothing, they took blood and said to come back in a week... This was 12 o'clock Wednesday, at 5 they rang and said she needed to be admitted to hospital for tests.... Imaginably Lou and I were worried. Well they donecsome more blood tests and today took her for an MRI scan......my 4 year old daughter has a brain tumor! The Dr spoke through a fewcthings but tbh I/we were in shock and didn't really take a lot in... To make matters worse they confirmed she has diebetes as well.....I think making the phone calls to tell family was the hardest things I have ever done.

It has really put life in to persective, things that mattered before now seam very trivial....

 

Don't know I feel the need to unload on here, never though I would.... Never thought I would need to.....

 

Don't really know what else to say......still in shock .....

 

Neil

Edited August 22, 200817 yr by Darkside TT

Neil. What everyone has said basically covers what I would have said. Stay strong mate and have faith in the wonders of modern medicine.

 

All the best to you all and you have always got lots of friends on here should you need any help and support. Just ask bud.

 

vini

very bad news bud but its early days yet and as been said modern health care now is fantastic..my thoughts are with you and i wish you the very best luck in the days ahead

Terrible news mate but I'm sure all will be fine. It does sound like it may all have been caught quite early on so I hope it gets dealt with quickly and easily. All the best to you and your family and little abigail!

Our thoughts are with you.

 

Phil and Jill

Our thoughts go out to you and your family buddy, having a 3 year old myself, cant even imagine what you and your family are going through. Its amazing how strong and how quick a young body can recover and deal with illness, hope all goes well and we are thinking of you all.

Really sorry to hear that :(.

I don't knwo what I would do if that happened to my daughter.

 

Let us know how she gets on, fingers crossed they can make her right again :(

Abi will be fine mate, always think positive thoughts !:)

Stay strong for the rest of the family.

 

Alan & Fiona.

Really sorry to hear this, hope everything is going to be ok. My thoughts are with you and your family.

 

All the best,

 

Chris

sorry to hear this

things like this sink in quite a lot when you have kids of your own

i hope things turn out ok

sorry to here your bad new's, i hope everthing end's in good new's.

 

Nigel & pauline

theres nothing i can say that has not been said already. thoughts are with you and your family Neil. hope things turn out good for you all

graeme

hope everything turns out ok mate

hi neil sorry to hear about your problem iam sure that we will all wish you all the very best and keep us posted on her progress best wishes neil

Sorry to hear that mate.......its not easy to deal with news like that....

 

Hopefully she'l pull through it

Cant begin to think what its like for you and your family at the moment.

Thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Both Louise and i would like to thank all for the kind words posted up, and PM'd. we will try to reply individually to the PM's sent.

 

So far we have no update! we have to attend Adenbrook either Tuesday or Wednesday for a more detailed mri scan, but we have just brought her home for the rest of the weekend and to her own surroundings which is great; due back at hospital tommorrow at 5pm for more blood tests, and to monitor her sodium levels and adjust the medication for her Diabetes accordingly.

 

We have done research on the Tumour (Cavernomour) and it's a scary read, but have to remain strong, not only for her, but for our other Daughter Paige, She's only 2, and is worried about her big sister too. So far Lou and i havent really had a chance to sit down and talk together as 1 of us has been at Abi's bed side the whole time. being a typical man everything is bottled up at the moment and things still havent sunk in.....

 

We will update some more when we have some more news.

 

 

Neil and Lou.

Edited August 24, 200817 yr by Darkside TT

so sorry to hear this mate, so young too

my thoughts are with you and your family, i can only imagine what you are all going through but modern medicine is wonderful and please god your little girl will be ok.

christ, very upsetting. So sorry to hear, our thoughts go to Abi and all of your family

 

Keep strong. Hope for the best. All will be well.

Just seen this. All has been said before. Just don't keep to much bottled up. It can do more harm than good. You are at the worse time at the moment, not knowing what direction to go. Keep strong and support each other bud. Everything will be fine!!:)

Oh god, i just found this thread, i'm really sorry mate my thoughts go with you and your family. I hope everything works out

 

Nick

not much i can say other than you need my help in any way I am only a pm away.

Just came across this too and it made me go cold...

 

My thoughts are with you and your family mate - I really hope things work out for the best.

 

Karl

Jeez mate - only just seen this... Nothing worse than a sick child, but nothing more resilient either, fingers crossed for a complete recovery... Our thoughts are with you and family.

Hello mate,

 

Never met you before but as a family man with children myself, I cant imagine the world of pain your in at the moment. I pray that everything works out for you and your family in this difficult time.

 

All the best.

 

Jon