Tragedy as 6-year-old boy with ‘tummy ache’ dies from brain tumour | UK | News

Fuzzy vision and fatigue was initially attributed to exhaustion of post -school activities and died tragically from a brain tumor. When Six -year -old Tay Kurtul reported that his mother Laura was blurred, an appointment revealed that everything looked normal.

However, it began to develop additional symptoms, including stomach pain, fatigue and high emotions. 38 -year -old Laura believed that young people could wear out all post -school activities until they became unstable on their feet. Laura and her husband Toygun’s “the worst nightmare of each parent” was directed to the scans in the hospital. Mirror.

Tay from Broughton Astley in Leicestershire experienced a growth in his brain. A MRI revealed that it was a medulloblastom – a brain tumor – and that Tay died despite the fact that Tay received radiotherapy and chemotherapy less than a year. Laura said: “After an impossible decision as a parent, we decided to stop the entire chemotherapy … It caused the early stages of the dementia, while making the toxicity foal directly into the brain.

“We all knew that progress took over, and it was no longer fair to continue to fight in Tayl. The little body passed too much. We will never find it to describe how we felt after losing Thai.

“This is not correcting this pain, and now we are faced with an indescribable journey of survival. When you lose your child, the world becomes a different place and everything looks gray. The foal touched a lot of hearts with its cheerful spirit and taught us the true meaning of love.”

Following the diagnosis in May 2023, Tay had a seven -hour tiring operation to remove 99% of the tumor. However, surgery caused rear Fossa syndrome (PFS), a collection of neurological symptoms that may consist of such procedures.

He could not sit, could not walk or eat, and he had visual problems and lost his ability to speak. Despite radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the tumor continued to progress and tragically, Tay passed away on 9 February 2024.

Now, Laura, whose heart is broken, is determined to raise awareness of the symptoms of brain tumors, who initially believed that her son was simply exhausted.

The mother of self -employed laser expert, who thought about destructive diagnosis, remembered: “My husband, Toygun and me unimaginable – every parent’s worst nightmare – Tay’s brain was told that they found a mass.

He continued: “Heart -breaking news and the sound of the pediatrician looked too far. I felt like I was in the room and I was screaming inside, but even though it trembled with fear, I felt like it was completely numb.”

In May 2023, the Thai first experienced a blurred vision that worries his mother Laura. He remembered: “I took Tay from school and on the way home, ‘Mummy, sometimes when I look at the things they are blurred’ he said.

“Then he ran to me during football training and said he had a headache, which was surprising that he had never complained before.

“I told him to sit down and rest and have a drink. Five minutes later, Tay set out to join the team again. But since the first headache, as the days go by, the foal felt sick in some mornings and began to show more symptoms such as abdominal pain.

“He could be quite emotional and tired even after a night’s sleep. He wasn’t just himself.

However, the young lad actually suffered a mass in his brain and became one of 52 children who were diagnosed with medulloblastoma in England in 2023. This is the second most common brain tumor in children, but is much less common in adults.

Patrick Howlett, the best friend of his grandson Emily Tay, has now completed the 177 -mile walking struggle to collect funds for brain tumor research. The 65 -year -old Pub host, known as Paddy, led a team that collected £ 4,000 for Tay’s Treb, a donation collection group under the umbrella of brain tumor research.

“We are very grateful to Paddy to raise awareness and funds for better results for children and adults diagnosed with brain tumors. Paddy, Tay and Emily have been enjoying the sweetest friendship since they have met in the reception class in Hallbrook Primary School in Broghton Astley.”

“From cooking cookies in the kitchen to building hidden dense in the garden, they were full of giggles together, stunned, and joy that only real childhood friends could bring – a simple, pure and beautiful bond, a small love story.”

Brain Tumor Research Community Development Manager Ashley McWilliams said: “We are very grateful to Paddy, Mary and Tim and everyone who supports Tay’s tribe for their incredible efforts.

“Our Centers of Excellence bring together first -class researchers who are determined to understand the complexity of brain tumors and to develop more effective treatments.

“This helps us to continue this critical research and brings us closer to finding a treatment. Without increasing investment, we are faced with the risk of losing the acceleration we have built to reveal the breakthroughs and desperate breakthroughs.”