Help our baby girl in her fight & cure her brain cancer!
Auckland
The Swan Family are looking for your support. Help us cure her aggressive cancer. Please Donate & Share.
6 weeks ago our lives were turned upside down when our darling 14-year-old girl Portia Rose Swan was diagnosed with a brain tumour; a 4.5 x 2.5-centimetre growth on the left front side of her brain. This devastating diagnosis came after a series of random & admittedly terrifying seizures for the first time in her life. After a CT scan, 2 MRI scans and a couple of postponed surgery dates, Portia was finally able to have extractive brain surgery.
Although the surgery went as well as we could hope for, devastatingly, not all of the cancer could be removed. Some of it was dangerously close to the cognitive part of the brain, potentially affecting speech and movement, and was considered too risky.
We are now a few weeks post this surgery, and since then there have been more tests. Based on the latest pathology results, we now know that Portia’s tumour is grade 3 Astrocytoma. Despite all of this, Portia is a true champion; so grounded and taking it all in her stride. The Swan family know what Portia is up against and wants to give her the very best chance in the fight against this.
The next steps here are for Portia to undergo a series of Radiation & Chemotherapy treatments. We are also looking into private immunotherapy treatment, vitamin c infusions and overseas clinical trials.
Portia has a new Givealittle page here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/please-help-portia-swan-to-beat-brain-cancer
One of unconditional love, Matthew & Penny Swan; Parents of Portia Swan & her loving sisters: Sophie, Lourdes, Della, & Samantha; we are here every step of the way.
Funds will be used for:
- Private immunotherapy treatment (specific treatments unknown at this stage)
- Vitamin C infusions
- Allow Penny some time off work to support her as she goes through treatment
- Overseas clinical trials & travel and accommodation (specific clinical trials unknown at this stage)
PORTIA SWAN UPDATE !! 22 October 2023
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continual support you have shown to Portia and our family over the last 12 months it has been truly humbling we would like to sincerely thankyou for all your donations which has made a huge impact on Portia's journey while she continues to fight her stage 3 brain tumour, Today we have launched our second give a little page and we would love to share with you our update please see links below -
The Swan Family
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