Retired NFL Quarterback, Alex Smith, revealed that his six-year-old daughter, Sloane Smith, has recently gone through a ten-hour emergency craniotomy, a procedure where a piece of the skull is removed.
Alex said on Instagram that on May 10, Sloane was rushed to the ER and had an MRI after experiencing “stroke-like symptoms”. The Stanford Children’s hospital removed the entire brain tumor.
“Sloane—in her true form—bounced back from brain surgery like a rockstar! She didnʼt skip a beat.” Alex wrote on Instagram.
Alex reports that the tumor Sloane had was very rare with very few reported cases and researchers are still working to figure out the treatment.
Smith ended his post with a message, thanking everyone for all their help.
“I know we donʼt post much about our kids but we felt necessary to post this and say THANK YOU. Thank you to our amazing medical team, family, friends, acquaintances and even some strangers who have touched our lives in the last month and a half. We have struggled to keep up on calls, texts, communication and trying to keep loved ones updated. This has been by far the most challenging time we have EVER been through. We know itʼs not over and we have a journey ahead of us, but without all of you we could not have gotten this far. We are sorry if we seem withdrawn. Itʼs because we are… We have been inundated with doctors appointments, scans, labs and trying our best to navigate through this. Most importantly, weʼre healing together as a family.”
Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/26/alex-smith-sloane-smith-brain-tumor/
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/craniotomy
Alex said on Instagram that on May 10, Sloane was rushed to the ER and had an MRI after experiencing “stroke-like symptoms”. The Stanford Children’s hospital removed the entire brain tumor.
“Sloane—in her true form—bounced back from brain surgery like a rockstar! She didnʼt skip a beat.” Alex wrote on Instagram.
Alex reports that the tumor Sloane had was very rare with very few reported cases and researchers are still working to figure out the treatment.
Smith ended his post with a message, thanking everyone for all their help.
“I know we donʼt post much about our kids but we felt necessary to post this and say THANK YOU. Thank you to our amazing medical team, family, friends, acquaintances and even some strangers who have touched our lives in the last month and a half. We have struggled to keep up on calls, texts, communication and trying to keep loved ones updated. This has been by far the most challenging time we have EVER been through. We know itʼs not over and we have a journey ahead of us, but without all of you we could not have gotten this far. We are sorry if we seem withdrawn. Itʼs because we are… We have been inundated with doctors appointments, scans, labs and trying our best to navigate through this. Most importantly, weʼre healing together as a family.”
Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/26/alex-smith-sloane-smith-brain-tumor/
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/craniotomy
