When Lily, an 8 year old girl from Cork, presented with a lump on her shoulder, she was referred locally for a CT scan.

The scan confirmed her parent’s worst nightmare – Lily had a tumour. A biopsy revealed a low-grade sarcoma tumour.

Surgery was required to remove it. Her treatment took her to Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital.
“ The staff at Cappagh took us through each step of what was required for surgery – this was of great comfort to us as we knew she was in good hands.”
RITA, LILY’S MUM

When the surgery was performed, the incredible team at Cappagh Hospital were able to remove all of the tumour tissue – six weeks later Lily was ready to return
to school.
“ Everything, from the moment we went into Cappagh was taken care of. They were our support system throughout that time and we cannot thank them enough.”
JOHN, LILY’S DAD

The MRI scanner used to assess Lily pre-surgery was purchased through
the kindness and generosity of donors across the country.
Thank you for helping Lily and her family.

Please note: to protect the patients confidentially, the name Lily was chosen.

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