A nursing student with terminal brain cancer is currently receiving end-of-life care at a hospice.
Doctors have informed her family that a short period of time is left for her to live.
Emily Oliver studies at the University of Nottingham and she was diagnosed with a glioblastoma tumor in her brain after falling ill in January 2018.
The 21-year-old didn’t celebrate her 21st birthday to raise money for charity. She has raised more than $37,000 for charity.
Her dad, Tim Oliver told the Press Association: “She was very proud of that.
“Emily has been unbelievable just in the way she has coped with this illness.”
“Never has she said, ‘Why me?’ Nobody is to blame. It’s just a horrible quirk of nature.
“She has gone through some horrendous treatments. But she has fought all the way through and we will continue to fight for her.”
“The reality is there is no cure for these types of tumors. Our hope is one day, this dreadful disease, we will find a cure for it. It won’t help us but hopefully, it will help other parents.”
Emily underwent radiotherapy as well as chemotherapy. Before going to a teaching hospital in Germany where DNA was taken to create a vaccine, she went to a consultant in Los Angeles.
Her dad said: “There is no further treatment.”
“We are just waiting for the tumor to do what it’s going to do. We have done absolutely everything that could be done. We have left no stone unturned.”
According to WebMD: “Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in the brain.“
“Brain cancer can have a wide variety of symptoms including seizures, sleepiness, confusion, and behavioral changes. Not all brain tumors are cancerous, and benign tumors can result in similar symptoms.“