We were sent straight to hospital and immediately saw a neurosurgeon. The news was confirmed and to make matters worse we found out that the tumour was in a very difficult spot to operate and a high-risk operation. Surgeon was hesitant to go in and offered a variety of alternative treatments.

My beautiful sister then got me in to see Dr Charlie Teo who confirmed the tumour but advised us he wanted to go in straight away and take it out. If it were his son, he would have done it yesterday as Flynn could drop dead any minute with the pressure and fluid in his brain. We were given the statistics of the operation, given the position of the tumour and the dire consequences that could happen on the operating table. We had to make a decision straight away. Flynn went into surgery at 7.30pm and I received a call from Dr Charlie Teo at 11.45pm telling me the operation went “beautifully”. We saw Flynn half hour later and he was talking to us, with his beautiful big smile. To Dr Teo, you saved our little angel and I will be forever grateful.”

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