Only half way through her radiation treatment
5 April 2026
Mum is half way through her round of radiation treatment on her brain, she went in Monday and had treatment everyday then gets a break over the weekend. Her speech was slurred straight after but seems to be in high spirits and feeling really good about it all, then took a turn yesterday around afternoon, feeling a bit drained and was coughing quite a bit a bit, then she felt like her head needed cooling so was pouring water over her head for a bit, then struggles with swallowing dinner. Stubborn as she is she insisted she was just in need of bed and I keep an eye on her throughout the night.
His morning she was clearly not ok, she was still in bed When I woke, (normally she’s wakes 5am every morning) she was weak and shaking and lethargic, after getting some food into her she started complaining about her left eye and not being able to move her tongue on the left side.
Took her to dargaville emergency and we have discovered that her left side is paralysed just on the inside, so we are now heading down to Auckland emergency to get her ct scan and before her treatment tomorrow if she is even still having it.
She is currently unable to swallow food and is struggling with water, they believe there is liquid and or swelling on the brain.
We have made it to Auckland hospital and mum is all set up in hospital so she can monitor overnight, and have a ct scan…
Mum is fighting with everything she has.