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Newborn baby's nail infection led to brain tumour diagnosis
Doctors found glioblastoma after checking a fingernail infection, and Joey Sharp later needed three brain surgeries and nine rounds of chemotherapy.
- In 2020, doctors discovered a brain tumour in infant Joey Sharp after examining a small fingernail infection, forcing the Penicuik, Midlothian toddler to face urgent surgery just 11 days after birth.
- Joey underwent three brain surgeries and nine rounds of chemotherapy to treat the aggressive glioblastoma, enduring more than 30 epileptic seizures daily while requiring feeding tubes throughout recovery.
- Now aged five, Joey lives with cerebral palsy but enjoys swimming and time with siblings Carly and Robbie; his mother, Sam Sharp, describes him as "our little ray of sunshine."
- Health Secretary Angela Constance pledged action after Sam Sharp called for more research investment from the Scottish Government by 2029 to improve cancer survival and earlier diagnosis.
- Sharp has signed up for the Edinburgh Marathon next year to raise funds for the Scottish Brain Tumour Research Centre, aiming to help families facing similar diagnoses find better treatments.
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Mother tells how nail infection led to diagnosis of baby son’s brain tumour
An ultrasound discovered the tumour when Joey Sharp was just days old.
·London, United Kingdom
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A Scottish baby was diagnosed with a brain tumor after doctors noticed a small infection under one of his nails. The boy's mother told how her son survived the limit after receiving the diagnosis during the VOCID-19 pandemic, writes the truth.ro.
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