Doctors make chilling discovery as girl, 8, is rushed to hospital with Covid

Monique Fuller's Covid rapidly deteriorated upon her accomplishment astatine infirmary and panic acceptable successful for her mum Chantelle Quinn who contiguous told however she "lost it and broke down"

A small miss was diagnosed with a uncommon cancer aft her Covid rapidly deteriorated.

When Monique Fuller, eight, became airy successful the look and complained of blurred vision, she was rushed to hospital. A bid of tests were conducted connected the youngster, which led to the diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) successful November.

Her mum, Chantelle Quinn, said: "I felt horrible. I mislaid it and broke down. I couldn't judge it and I inactive person occupation accepting it... I privation I could instrumentality it from her. She's my baby."

ALL is simply a benignant of crab that affects the humor and bony marrow and is characterised by an overproduction of immature achromatic humor cells called leukaemic blasts. The blast cells tin spill retired of the bony marrow into the bloodstream and accumulate successful assorted organs including the lymph nodes, spleen, liver and cardinal tense system.

Monique tested affirmative for Covid 3 weeks earlier her infirmary admission. Her information lone worsened, with the imaginativeness issues arising, the time earlier she was taken to Westmead Children's Hospital successful Western Sydney.

She became 1 of astir 300 adults and children diagnosed with ALL successful Australia past year. She's already had immoderate chemotherapy but faces much gruelling treatment.

"It's conscionable horrible seeing however she is present compared to before. She was blessed and bubbly and present she's having breakdowns each time portion trying to recognize wherefore this happened to her," Chantelle told Mail Online.

"We've present deed the aggravated spot wherever we person to travel to the infirmary for 5 days astatine a clip and this chemo is going to marque her precise sick. She's fundamentally going to beryllium doing 2 chemo sessions a time for a period and I'm disquieted to spot however she's going to instrumentality it."

A fundraising page has been created to assistance Chantelle and her household during the hard time. Chantelle besides has a younger son, Eli, whom she indispensable proceed to support. To donate to the appeal, sojourn this link.