Furious couple claim hospital dismissed their baby son’s gigantic cancerous tumour as a ‘BUMP’ on his skull even though it took up half of his brain
- Jade and Jeremy, from WA, noticed their son Reid had a bump on his head
- The couple wanted an ultrasound but claim hospital staff denied their request
- In March, their concern grew when they noticed the lump started to change
- Reid was rushed to hospital and was given a five per cent chance of survival
A couple claim their baby boy was sent home from hospital after doctors found his cancerous tumour was simply a ‘bump’.
Jade and Jeremy, from Western Australia, noticed their nine-month-old son Reid had a bump on his head in December last year before taking him to Rockingham Hospital to undergo an ultrasound.
However once they arrived in triage, the couple was told their concerns were nothing to worry about and they were sent on their way.
‘(They said it was) a calcium build-up on his skull, it might go away, it might not, but it’s nothing to worry about,’ Jade told 7News.
Reid was rushed to Perth Children’s Hospital where Jade and Jeremy were told he had just a five per cent chance of surviving
They then took Reid to Peel Health Campus instead, where he eventually got a scan that revealed he had a tumour half the size of his brain
Jade and Jeremy took their nine-month-old son Reid to Rockingham Hospital to undergo an ultrasound, but the couple claims they were turned away
The Rockingham couple wanted an ultrasound to be undertaken, but claim hospital staff denied their request.
In March, Jeremy and Jade’s concern grew when they noticed the lump started to change.
They then took Reid to Peel Health Campus instead, where he eventually got a scan that revealed he had a tumour half the size of his brain.
Reid was rushed to Perth Children’s Hospital where Jade and Jeremy were told he had just a five per cent chance of surviving.
‘Every scenario we were given, it was worst case every time. I don’t think you realise how much you can love something until they might not be there,’ Jade said.
Jade said Reid’s deterioration happened quickly after first noticing he was ‘a bit extra unsettled’.
‘He had fluid on his brain which we thought was worse case scenario,’ she said.
‘We will never have a “normal” child or life ever again. We are heartbroken, lost, numb, a pain I never thought I’d have to experience.’
The couple have praised the ‘beyond amazing’ staff at Peel Health Campus and the Perth Children’s Hospital for taking their concerns seriously and ultimately saving Reid’s life.
Jade and Jeremy, from Western Australia, are calling for change in procedures in Western Australia’s triage systems
They are calling for change in procedures in Western Australia’s triage systems.
‘I think there needs to be a protocol system they hit every time, or things slip through the cracks,’ the couple said.
The couple have set up a Go Fund Me for donations to live off after Jeremy quit his job to take care of Reid.
‘Jeremey will not be returning to work until Reid is stable. We have a mortgage, car loans, all these things that we will now have to pay with no income,’ the couple wrote on the donations page.
‘Please help us be able to spend every second with our boy.’
Once the couple arrived in triage of Rockingham Hospital (pictured), they were told their son’s head lump were nothing to worry about and they were sent on their way