A young Nhill girl who has endured repeated rounds of cancer treatment, major surgery and life-threatening complications is now marking a year in remission, with her family using her story to highlight the importance of the Good Friday Appeal and the care provided by Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital.
Chloe Stephens told the gathering that her daughter Ava was diagnosed with cancer in May 2023, shortly after her third birthday. Tests first carried out locally revealed a large mass on Ava’s left kidney, stretching from her ribs to her pelvis. After being flown to the Royal Children’s Hospital, further scans and a biopsy confirmed she had Wilms tumour, also known as nephroblastoma, a cancer of the kidney. Ava underwent four rounds of chemotherapy before major surgery to remove her left kidney. During the operation, 22 enlarged lymph nodes were also removed, along with part of her diaphragm where the tumour had attached. A day later, she required emergency surgery after one of her lungs collapsed.
Read the full story in this week’s Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times.
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