Roller Coaster Saves Life Of Brain Tumour Patient, Emma Bassett
Baku, June 8 (AZERTAC). A student who was hours from death when she was diagnosed with a huge brain tumour has stunned doctors by making an incredible recovery.
Emma Bassett was diagnosed with a deadly brain tumour seven years ago and it was only a roller coaster ride that means she is still alive today.
It reversed her prognosis after the vigorous ride re-distributed the fluid that had been causing a dangerous pressure on her skull.
Emma recalled: "I had been getting really bad headaches, and being sick, as well as feeling dizzy, but my parents put it down to me being nervous about starting secondary school.
Doctors had feared the tumour, the size of a satsuma, was so advanced it was on the brink of killing her. It had been silently growing in the core of Emma`s brain for almost seven years blocking fluid from flowing around her brain.
Devastatingly, they warned Emma that the operation needed to save her life could leave her in a vegetative state, and requiring round-the-clock care.
But incredibly, seven years after the operation that she believed would end her quality of life, Emma, from Twickenham, London, has stunned doctors by making a miraculous recovery.
She had to learn how to walk, talk and even eat again - but with the support of her family, her long road to recovery is finally over, and the student is now looking forward to spending a summer teaching at Camp America.
Brave Emma, 20, has now teamed up with the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, and is championing their HeadSmart campaign - which aims to raise awareness of how to spot the early signs of a brain tumour.
She spent a year with her leg in a splint, and then a further two years walking with a crutch - and still had to have special insoles in her shoes to support her walking.
HeadSmart is a project which aims to enhance the awareness of brain tumours in children, to reduce the time it takes for a diagnosis to be made.
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