Young girl dies from cancer as facial wrongly lump blamed on parents…

A devastated mom has opened up about her heartbreak after witnessing her younger daughter’s tragic death from cancer, which started with discovering a lump on her face.

Kayleigh Reid found the pea-sized growth while bathing her daughter Delilah-Rai Reid-Floyd in January. The fearful mom immediately scheduled a doctor’s go to for the next day, where a GP despatched Delilah-Rai to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.

But in the times that adopted, Kayleigh and her companion had been extremely accused of injuring their youngster, she told BlackCountryLive. The mother-of-five, whose other kids are aged 11, seven, three and 4 months, explained: “When we first found the lump, I was worried as it’s always said about lumps potentially being cancerous, but I did think it could be a cyst”, reviews Birmingham Live.

“After the GP referred her for non-accidental injury, she was sent to Russells Hall Hospital I discovered the lump on the evening of January 30 after bathing her. I rang the GP the following morning to get her booked in.

“Her dad had to take her because I had to take my eldest son to an appointment elsewhere. From what her dad says, they did not actually look at the lump, and had been fast to assume it was an injury triggered by one of us.”

After reviewing a CT scan, doctors determined that Delilah-Rai, who had just turned one, had a paranasal cystic lesion. Her mother, Kayleigh, 27, was told that her daughter would be referred to an ENT specialist and she should expect a call within a week.

However, Kayleigh claims that when she followed up two weeks later, she found out the referral had not been made. It wasn’t until April that Delilah-Rai was finally scheduled to see an ENT doctor, allowing the mass on her face to grow for several months.

Following this appointment, she was referred to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. But when Kayleigh called to inquire about an appointment, she was informed it would be a three-month wait.

In response, Kayleigh sent photos of Delilah-Rai’s rapidly expanding facial mass and managed to secure an appointment just two days later. On May 9, Delilah-Rai underwent scans, with the family convening on June 18 to discuss the results.

The decision was made to perform a biopsy, which was scheduled for July 16. During this time, the mass continued to alter Delilah-Rai’s facial features.

On July 30, Kayleigh received the news that her daughter had desmoid fibromatosis – a non-cancerous tumor – and surgery was set for August 7. The tumor had eroded her bones, leading to the decision to remove her upper left jaw, left nasal bones, left cheekbones, and the orbital floor in her left eye, replacing them with a titanium plate.

However, the surgery scheduled for 5 August was abruptly cancelled when doctors decided to pursue chemotherapy first after discovering that Delilah-Rai had soft tissue cancer. Deeming surgery too risky, they opted out, but heartbreakingly, Delilah-Rai succumbed to her illness just days later, devastating her family.

The grief-stricken mother shared her anguish: “With so many delays and misdiagnoses throughout, I consider the NHS uncared for her and did not give her the care she deserved. I consider there would have been a better likelihood of survival for Delilah-Rai if they’d dealt with issues sooner instead of delaying her care.”

She is pursuing justice, stating, “I’m at the moment taking legal motion against the unique hospital and probably the second, however I do consider they’re both working inside investigations into all the delays.”

In remembrance of her daughter, she said: “Delilah was the sweetest girl, such a character, she was cheeky and she knew it. Very very loving as nicely. Going ahead I want to raise more awareness for this merciless disease, but I also need the NHS held accountable for their half they performed in my daughter’s passing, as you’ll be able to think about this has affected our household massively.”

To help the family during this difficult time, a GoFundMe page has been set up, which can be accessed here.

A representative for Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust conveyed their condolences, saying: “The Trust would love to offer Delilah-Rai’s household our deepest sympathies for the loss of their daughter. We are working with the household to present them assist and deal with their issues. An inside review is now under means. The findings will likely be shared with the household and we’ll put any studying into place.”

Diane Wale, the group chief executive at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, offered her sympathies as well: “On behalf of the Trust, I would love to prolong our honest condolences to Delilah’s household. We will look into the problems raised and converse with Delilah’s household to better perceive the circumstances surrounding this unhappy loss.”