Miracle Girl Milli Lucas Catches 'Mercy Flight' Home After Surgery
The brain cancer survivor, also as the "miracle girl," has reportedly flown home on what was described as a "mercy flight" to spend time with her family after her latest surgery.
News reports said, Amelia "Milli" Lucas, a Perth schoolgirl, was first diagnosed in 2016, with quite an aggressive brain tumor, identified as a "Grade VI Glioblastoma." Upon diagnosis, she went through chemotherapy and radiation therapy or radiotherapy.
In May last year, cancer reared its head again, but this time it had developed dangerously into her brain stem, leading many doctors to reject or decline surgery.
Despite the refusal, Milli opted not to give up, raising an amount of $170,000 for surgery with Dr. Charlie Teo, a neurosurgeon in Sydney. Her bravery captured the heart of Australia.
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A 13-year-old girl, Milli Lucas, who has overcome her preliminary terminal life-threatening diagnosis by years, has been stretched home on a mercy flight with the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
A Successful Surgery
While the neurosurgeon successfully took out the "98 percent of the tumor," the remaining two percent was removed by Germany doctors.
Unfortunately, the girl's cancer recurred in April, and she went back to Prince of Wales Private Hospital with her father, Grant, to undergo further treatment.
Now, according to news reports, the 13-year-old girl, who has overcome her preliminary terminal life-threatening diagnosis by years, "Has been stretched home on a mercy flight with the Royal Flying Doctor Service."
The West reported, following payment of an anonymous donor for the private 10-hour roundtrip flight, and after her surgery in Sydney, Milli arrived at Jandakot Airport on Monday evening.
According to the RFDS, a spokesperson said Monica, Milli's mother, cried on Friday when she was informed that the flight that would take her daughter home was actually happening. She added, their whole family was ecstatic.
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COVID-19 Restrictions
Due to the pandemic's restrictions, they were getting the young patient home needed WA and NSW health authorities working together.
Early this week, a specialist doctor, together with a nurse, flew together in Sydney, going back with Milli that night. Just last week, Milli's family revealed they were searching for a way to get the 13-year-old home.
On social media, Milli's father posted, "Please keep Milli in your thoughts, prayers, and wishes as we look for a way to get our incredible girl home to be with her family."
Grant added the people's positive energy had been felt throughout the country, although it is time for her to come home to Washington.
Last month, the teenage girl's family confirmed via a post on Milli's blog that she "was with her man Charlie again."
She returned to surgery for the pressure to be released. More so, Milli stays in ICU and has one more surgery scheduled, the post read.
In 2016, doctors discovered that the older sister of Milli had a brain tumor. Specifically, their family has since found out that they are positive for Li-Fraumeni syndrome. This genetic disorder provides them with a much higher possibility of developing a wide range of cancers.
Reports said Milli's uncle, cousin, and grandmother have all succumbed to the illness. Meanwhile, her mother, Monica, needed to undergo a bilateral mastectomy and hysterectomy as well, for her cancer.
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Oct 07, 2020 08:00 AM EDT
