20-year-old Galway girl discovers 'aggressive tumour' in a matter of weeks
Parents of Galway girl, Ella Farrell are reaching out to the public for help after their daughter was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumour.
Ella who is currently attending college in Galway to become a teacher, began to experience headaches over the Christmas period as well as sudden spells of nausea.
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After attending her GP as well as the local hospital, it was advised that she would go for a CT scan at the end of January this year.
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It was soon discovered that Ella has a large tumour at the base of her brain and that she would have to go for surgery to remove this.
She was then told by her medical team that what was removed was a stage four Medulla Blastoma and that her road to recovery was not over yet.
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Ella has had to make her way to a hospital in Germany where she will have to stay between six and eight weeks, following chemotherapy when she returns to Ireland.
It is believed that her treatment will take up to 14 months.
In light of this, her parents Caroline and Darragh have asked for help through the power of a GoFundMe Me Page. The target was set at €40,000 but it has since reached an amazing €113,143.
This money will go towards Ella’s treatment and travel and the future ahead.
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