Tasya, a 13-year-old teenager, has to lose her teenage years by having to lie weak in a hospital bed and struggling against her illness. A little girl named Eillen Anastasya Sulastri Tinambunan was attacked by Germinona Brain Tumor.
Before being diagnosed with Tumor
In the beginning of 2017 Tasya experienced problems in vision, the solution is wearing glasses with minus 2.5. It is quite surprising for teenagers like her. After wearing glasses, Tasya immunity decreases and often has fever, dizziness, memory decreased, often drowsiness and weakened leg endurance.
January 2018 Tasya conduct medical checkup in Sidikalang District Hospital where subsequently referred to Elisabeth Hospital Medan with temporary diagnosis is Flu Rheumatic. Furthermore, hospitalization for 8 days and has been done a scan on the abdomen, heart and legs but not with CT. SCAN CONTRAST on the head. Tasya went out of the hospital with body temperature 37.2 C.
Then 3 weeks after leaving the Elisabeth Hospital Medan, Tasya made a visit to his grandfather's house in Pekanbaru. On the way up, his body temperature up to 39.8 C and then do nursing at Hospital Eka Hospital Pekanbaru. Next performed Radiology and Contrast CT Scan on the abdomen and head. They found a lump in the lower and middle brain.
Post of Radiolofy and CT Scan Contrast the Tasya's condition is weak so must be stay in ICU for 7 days and hospitalized for one month.
Families then look for an alternative treatment of tumors, namely through gamma rays. In this case there is a ray of gamma knife and through the planting of particle I 125. However, because the cost is quite high, which is about US $ 15.000-20.000 and not assured by BPJS then the family decided to take action operations.
March 2018 carried out operations under the handling dr. Tondi Djiili, SpBS and remove only 50% of tumors. Then performed a biopsy and concluded that Tasya suffered from Germinoma Brain Tumor.
Tasya had to fight all the way to Guangzhou
Post operation at Eka Hospital Hospital Pekanbaru Riau, the next treatment process is radiation with LINAC (Linear Accelerator). Due to the unavailability of LINAC tools Tasya was then referred to RS Murni Teguh Memorial Hospital Medan.
After being referred to Medan, it has done 25 times the LINAC radiation process and the result is not too significant to the healing process. Based on it the family is looking for information about the treatment of Germinona Brain Tumor, another treatment process is using Gamma rays. The process of Gamma Rays can be done in St. Stamford Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou Hospital. Furthermore, the families met and discussed with the representative of St. Stamford Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou Hospital at Jl. Multatuli Medan. The representative suggested the treatment at St. Stamford Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou Hospital with estimated medical expenses of Rp 270,000,000.
