![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/girl-8-dies-in-parents-arms-after-numb-arm-turned-out-to-be-sign-of-silent-killer/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_SDC_MDG_CHP_56371JPG.jpg&description=The family of Emily Smith, 8, who sadly died from a brain tumour has vowed to walk 192 miles in the coast-to-coast challenge whilst they recover from a car accident A young girl who was known as the "sunshine" of her family tragically died in their arms after she was diagnosed with a silent brain tumour. Emily Smith, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, received the devastating diagnosis after she noticed an "unusual" feeling in her left arm and her right leg. The eight-year-old "left school for the summer with nothing wrong" in July last year, but was soon unable to use her arm normally. Her parents Sarah and Andy Smith alerted the emergency services after the feeling started to spread. She was rushed to hospital and undertook an MRI the same evening. Emily's family were left shocked after doctors identified a brain tumour. They said Emily hadn't experienced the regular symptoms that are linked to the condition such as sickness and headaches because the tumour was found deep in her brain. Once home and under the care of Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridgeshire, Emily's condition rapidly deteriorated, reports Hertfordshire Live. Surgery was planned in an attempt to remove as much of the tumour as possible followed by post-op radiotherapy to slow the growth. On August 2, 2022, Emily collapsed as the tumour started to bleed and swell causing a build-up of fluid on the brain. The hospital acted swiftly and rushed Emily into emergency surgery. A biopsy was taken too which confirmed the type of tumour - a diffuse midline glioma. Emily spent her remaining days in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit but sadly never woke up after her surgery. She passed away just six days after the emergency procedure on August 8. Sarah described her daughter as 'incredibly bright", she said: "The physical pain of our hearts breaking was like nothing we had ever felt before. Nothing anyone could have done would have changed Emily's outcome ultimately because of the type of tumour that she had. "A di){kind=link}
The family of Emily Smith, 8, who sadly died from a brain tumour has vowed to walk 192 miles in the coast-to-coast challenge whilst they recover from a car accident
A young girl who was known as the “sunshine” of her family tragically died in their arms after she was diagnosed with a silent brain tumour.
Emily Smith, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, received the devastating diagnosis after she noticed an “unusual” feeling in her left arm and her right leg. The eight-year-old “left school for the summer with nothing wrong” in July last year, but was soon unable to use her arm normally.
Her parents Sarah and Andy Smith alerted the emergency services after the feeling started to spread. She was rushed to hospital and undertook an MRI the same evening. Emily’s family were left shocked after doctors identified a brain tumour. They said Emily hadn’t experienced the regular symptoms that are linked to the condition such as sickness and headaches because the tumour was found deep in her brain.
Once home and under the care of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridgeshire, Emily’s condition rapidly deteriorated, reports Hertfordshire Live. Surgery was planned in an attempt to remove as much of the tumour as possible followed by post-op radiotherapy to slow the growth.