Alana's Brain Surgery

4 years ago my little sister Alana was diagnosed with brain tumor & myoclonus (jerky muscle movements). She has always had a shaking and muscle spasm issue so the doctors decided to do a MRI & that is when they found the tumor & the myoclonus. It was first measured at 6 centimeters, but over the past years it has grew to 9 centimeters which means it was time to do a biopsy. On May 10th my family & I drove out to San Francisco's UCSF children's hospital where the procedure was planned. On May 11, 2017 is when the actual surgery had taken place. The doctors put her on anesthesia, cut some of her hair off, cut through her head tissue, her skull, & brain muscles to get to the tumor which the neurosurgeons remove all of! She woke up fine and the doctors said the surgery went great. She still is in a lot of pain & is very sore & swollen but is recovering well. Now we wait for the results to see if the tumor was a cancer cell or not. If it is, we will have to start chemo-therapy. Unfortunately the removal of the tumor will not stop the muscle spasms. We are praying for the best. Alana has to get MRI's every 3 months which puts the biggest toll on our pockets ($7,000 each time WITH insurance). We are grateful for this opportunity & procedure that the doctors have given us. Although, this process is still very expensive even with the help of insurance & doctors. Please take in to consideration that any penny can help! Alana is staying positive with everything that is going on & so are we. Thank you for taking the time to help my sister! Please share even if you did not donate!