St Andrew Woman in Dire Need of Funds to Remove Brain Tumors
A St Andrew woman is in dire need of financial assistance to have tumors in her brain removed.
Mellissa McDonald, a 28-year-old mother of two has reportedly been plagued by severe headaches, memory loss, nosebleeds, facial swelling, and a host of other ailments, which doctors suspect could be caused tumours and lesions resting on her brain.
Though she has already maxed out her health insurance and exhausted her funds, McDonald needs to find $100,000 by August 8 to undergo series of tests, which will determine the nature of the abnormalities in her brain, and the most suitable treatment.
McDonald’s quality of life is being severely impacted. Her memory less has already resulted in her forgetting to pick up her son from school.
As she recalled: “My memory has gotten really bad. I have to write down everything. The other day I went to my son’s school to pick him up and I forgot what I went there for, so I left him there”.
“I have numbness in my left side. Sometimes my vision just goes and then it comes back. I get double vision other times, so I can’t do much. My face hurts me so much that my nose would bleed and my face just swells up really big. I also have very low blood pressure,” she also stated recently while speaking with The Star.
An MRI has already revealed the presence of tumors and lesions on her brain. However further tests to determine if the tumors are cancerous are needed. The tests will cost $98,000 and she will need to find an additional $800,000 for the tumour to be surgically removed.
Anyone seeking to offer assistance to Mellissa McDonal may contact her via telephone at: 1-876-835-7536
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