<div>Hi, my name is Sheryl.
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<div>I never imagined I’d be here, writing this — but I urgently need your help.
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<div>I’ve been diagnosed with a <strong>symptomatic pineal cyst —</strong> <strong>a brain tumour </strong>that, while benign,<strong> </strong>is pressing on vital structures, blocking cerebrospinal fluid flow, and causing severe daily symptoms including: migraine headaches, vision changes, balance issues, limb heaviness, neurological fatigue, and cognitive lapses that leave me exhausted, frightened, and unable to function as I used to.
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<div><strong>Due to its size and location, I face worsening — and potentially permanent — cognitive damage and vision loss. My doctors believe I am already experiencing intermittent hydrocephalus, and without surgery I remain at risk of life‑threatening complications, such as an aneurysm.</strong>
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<div>My health has declined so significantly that I had to leave my job. I am now mostly housebound, living with little to no energy and in near-constant pain.
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<div>For years, I was dismissed by doctors in Australia and told it was “nothing to worry about” - but I knew something was wrong. My health continued to worsen until I was fortunate enough to meet world‑renowned neurosurgeon Professor Charlie Teo, who listened, reviewed my case thoroughly, and confirmed surgery was required.
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<div>Because of restrictions in Australia, Professor Teo cannot perform this surgery here. I must travel to Spain where, in collaboration with an incredible team at <strong>Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz</strong> in Madrid, he will perform this much-needed surgery.
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<div>The surgery, hospital stay, travel, and recovery support are expected to cost <strong>around</strong> <strong>AU$150,000</strong>. As each case is unique, costs may ultimately exceed this.
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<div>I am a mum to two beautiful little girls, Ivy (6) and Sophie (4). They are my world. More than anything, I want to be here to watch them grow up — to play, laugh, and live life fully with them. I want to be the mum I was when I had them, before illness and disease stole so much of me. I want them to have me back, and I want myself back, too.
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<div>Every donation, no matter the size, brings me one step closer to the surgery that could save my health and my future.
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<div>Thank you for reading, for donating, and for sharing. Together, you’re giving me the chance to get my health — and my life — back.
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<div>With love,
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<div>Sheryl
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