TOT’S FIGHT FOR HER LIFE

ADAD has told how his toddler’s temporary loss of sight turned out to be caused by a life-threatening brain tumour. Rhys Evans and wife Laura KilbyPhillips, from Fairwater in Cardiff, grew concerned for their then-oneyear-old daughter Megan after she experienced two seizures and some balance issues.

Doctors were not able to immediately detect the cause, but then Megan lost her sight one morning for around 30 seconds – and shortly afterwards she was diagnosed with an inoperable 3cm tumour on the left side of her brain.

Now almost three, Megan has been going through chemotherapy for more than a year and doctors are optimistic she will live a normal life.

Despite her gruelling weekly chemo sessions, her parents say their incredible little girl always bounces back.

Rhys, 38, recalled the first indication something was wrong came in July 2020, when Megan had a seizure at her nursery after it reopened from lockdown.

“We weren’t there at the time but the nursery told us it was a convulsive seizure,” he said.

“Once we went to pick her up she was fine, just tired.

“We took her to Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital and she was discharged the same day.”

It was five months before Megan’s next seizure, which happened on

December 14 as the family were getting ready for the day.

“She was in my wife’s arms and out of nowhere she started having a convulsive seizure,” said Rhys.

“It was terrifying. We called an ambulance and again Meg was discharged after a few hours.

“I think she was just sleepy and lethargic afterwards.

“She started having a few balance issues.

“You wouldn’t expect a one-yearold to be totally balanced but she was bumping into things and we thought, ‘Hmm this doesn’t look right.’”

Early on the morning of December 28, Megan started calling out for her parents.

When they got to her, they realised she was unable to see them.

“We picked her up and she was shouting out ‘Daddy’.