Gold Ribbon Conversations - The podcast that supports those fighting Childhood Cancer.

May is Brain Tumour Awareness Month.

Brain tumours are the second most common cause of cancer in children in Ireland.

Like a lot of childhood cancers, the symptoms can be varied and can be similar to other childhood illnesses.

Always speak to your GP about any unusual signs and symptoms your child is experiencing.

Sinead Egan joins me in this episode to share her daughter Abigail’s story of a rare brain tumour diagnosis known as APXA just over a year ago. 

Abigail is now 8 and is doing really well after an extremely intense year of surgery in Temple Street and proton beam therapy in Manchester but as the tumour is rare its been difficult to find information and connect with other people with a similar diagnosis. 

We talk about the initial symptoms as Abigail began to drag her leg and how while visiting a physiotherapist the urgency of see a neurosurgeon became flagged, how everything began to move so quickly after this point with the family moving to Manchester for 7 weeks while trying to maintain as much normality as they could for Abigail and her younger brother Ben - and the support that has kept their family standing throughout this past year.

Please text GOLD to 50300 and donate €4 or visit childhoodcancer.ie for more.

Childhood Cancer Ireland is a charity founded by and led by parents of children with cancer who know that one of the greatest sources of strength for this fight, is conversation. As a non-government funded organisation, Childhood Cancer Ireland values every single donation. 

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