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A mum has recalled the shock she experienced after finding out a tumour 'the size of an adult fist' was discovered behind her daughter's eye.
Skye Brierley, from Blackpool, woke up one morning and found that her 'left eye turned the wrong way around'. Mother Ruth immediately rushed Skye to an optician, however, they were unable to diagnose the problem and suspected it wasn't urgent, Lancs Live reports.
Ruth, 47, said: "I knew something wasn’t right. We came home and did Christmas, but within two hours of her opening her presents she was fast asleep on the sofa. We gave her some chocolate and she perked up a bit, so we thought she might be diabetic."
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However, after two days, Skye's condition didn't improve and she was taken to a GP who believed she had diabetes. "Then he shone a light up her nose and said - ‘I need you to go to Blackpool Victoria Children’s Hospital, and I need you to go right now," Ruth said.
The pair were at the hospital for around 10 hours with Skye undergoing CT scans, blood tests and cognitive functioning tests. On the following morning, Ruth and husband Michael were asked to speak with the doctor in private while Skye played outside.
"As soon as they sent Skye out, I knew it wasn't good." Doctors informed them that Skye likely had Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) - an aggressive form of cancer - in her head.
"Her tumour was the size of an adult fist," Ruth added. "It hadn’t infiltrated the brain but had gone under, strangling her optic nerve."
Skye and her parents were driven to Manchester Children's Hospital where a biopsy confirmed the tragic diagnosis, leading to chemotherapy treatment starting right away. The
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