Another Dramatic Day

One of our friends just sent Sharon a text with those exact words and we thought it might be a fitting title for today's blog post.

We had a meeting at the Cromwell hospital today so back in London again after a day's break. This appointment was to see the neuro-consultant about the scan that Sharon had last Friday.

In summary, that scan shows a tumour in her right ear canal which is suspected of pressing nerves leading to the right side of her face and giving the symptoms you can see for yourself in recent photos. Given that the tumour has grown pretty quickly and the gamma knife machine is being serviced next week, the call was made to treat her immediately (this afternoon).

As per the usual drill, this meant getting the frame screwed into her skull and then a more detailed MRI prior to gamma knife treatment. This scan showed that there were some additional tiny tumours developing again. These were not treated today but will be discussed among experts to decide a future course of action. The expected recommendation is to go with whole brain radiotherapy.

Right now, Sharon is back on the ward and will be kept in overnight. She is being looked after by the ward sister (who is from Youghal)! Sharon is looking great and in good spirits.

It has been a scary day. This morning we were unsure as to what the situation was and if there would be treatment options available. It has turned out that not only there are options but that treatment has already started!

Nerves have been on the edge today so yet again, Thank You to everyone reading this who has been thinking and praying for Sharon. We are indebted to you for your love and concern.