Aria
This sweet little girl is Aria Turner. Aria was just a normal kindergartner who enjoyed
life and loved being with her friends and family. After the New Year,
Aria came down with what her mom thought was the flu. She had a fever,
chills, and was extremely fatigued. After several weeks Aria was still
exhibiting symptoms of excessive exhaustion and would sleep 12-14 hours
at night and then would fall asleep at school. By mid-March she was
losing weight rapidly and suffering from migraines and eye pain.
Everyone from her teacher, family, and friends knew something was not
right. After multiple doctors appointments and tests, an MRI revealed
Aria had a brain tumor and she was immediately hospitalized in the ICU.
After an emergency surgery to relieve fluid (and pressure) from her
brain, the doctors speculated that she had a craniopharyngioma (a benign
brain tumor). Further blood work and tests revealed every parent's
worst nightmare - Aria did not have a benign tumor, but a malignant one.
She has just finished six cycles of aggressive chemotherapy at Children's Hospital and will have an MRI tomorrow to see if she will have six weeks of radiation at the Mayo Clinic or possibly more surgery.
The women at our church are having a garage sale to raise funds for her family. It's my fault that you missed it today, but it will still be taking place tomorrow and Saturday at 17123 Hollyhock Court here in Lakeville. Micah is selling cupcakes there to raise funds. They sold out today, so she's baking more right now.
If you hate garage sales as much as I do, there is a donation jar there if you would like to help the family out financially. There's also a GoFundMe account at:
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