Savannah Lantz will be going for neurosurgery on Sept. 24 to the University of AlbertaSA国际影视传媒檚 Hospital in Edmonton to remove a temporal lobe brain tumour.

SA国际影视传媒淎t first I thought I was going to die because it is such a shock to find out you have a brain tumor,SA国际影视传媒� said Lantz. SA国际影视传媒淚 spent weeks and months Googling things about tumours, trying to figure out if my body was trying to tell me before I had my first seizure in January.SA国际影视传媒�

According to the GoFundMe page for Lantz, which has raised $27,435 dollars (at the time of writing), her first seizure took place on Jan. 10. Lantz was rushed to the Yellowknife emergency room where she was tested before having a second seizure.

Testing resumed after a trip to EdmontonSA国际影视传媒檚 facility, where neurologists were able to determine the cause of the occurrences, SA国际影视传媒渁 temporal lobe brain lesion and a collection of abnormal cells that requires a brain biopsy.SA国际影视传媒�

A speciality surgeon from Edmonton has been scheduled for Lantz in order to provide her the best chance possible.

SA国际影视传媒淚t just makes me feel exhausted,SA国际影视传媒� said Lantz. SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 not fun being sick, to watch yourself become more depressed and to feel like things are just going to get worse. Time is going by but it feels like I am frozen in time, sitting and waiting for surgery to happen. Going through medication changes and feeling sick so often that days go by and I havenSA国际影视传媒檛 been well enough to see any of my friends or go for a walk.SA国际影视传媒�

Through all of this, Lantz credits her mom as her biggest support.

SA国际影视传媒淭anya Lantz,SA国际影视传媒� said Savannah. SA国际影视传媒淪he has been there since day one and hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 left my side. My memory has gotten really bad, so she has been there making sure I take my medication and make it to every doctorSA国际影视传媒檚 appointment. Advocating for me with all her strength.SA国际影视传媒�

Tanya thanked everyone for their incredible supported during her daughterSA国际影视传媒檚 difficult time.

SA国际影视传媒淚 love my daughter and she will get through this,SA国际影视传媒� said Tanya. SA国际影视传媒淭hank you to our community for helping.SA国际影视传媒�

SavannahSA国际影视传媒檚 friend Tanya MacIntosh, who worked to get the GoFundMe page up and running, was also thankful for those who donated and poured out their support.

SA国际影视传媒淚 wanted to find a way to help the LantzSA国际影视传媒檚 and set up SavannahSA国际影视传媒檚 GoFundMe page early February 2021,SA国际影视传媒� said MacIntosh. SA国际影视传媒淭he response has been overwhelming and filled with love and support, Mahsi to all of you for those gifts.SA国际影视传媒�

The high amount of community support left Savannah with a SA国际影视传媒渨armed heart.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒滻t is easy to feel alone and isolated,SA国际影视传媒� said Savannah. SA国际影视传媒淏ut SA国际影视传媒� there has been great community support, especially with my GoFundMe.SA国际影视传媒�

Savannah recalls her last trip to Edmonton back in June, where she underwent pre-operative testing for her memory.

SA国际影视传媒淚t was starting to get pretty stressful that day,SA国际影视传媒� said Lantz. SA国际影视传媒淎lthough no one ever wants to worry about it, I was really worrying about money that day, just knowing that this meant more trips to Edmonton to see the doctor, more time away from home to care for my health.

SA国际影视传媒淚t was getting particularly stressful in the afternoon portion,SA国际影视传媒� she continued. SA国际影视传媒淪o I asked the very nice interview doctor lady if we could take a break. I had been in the interview room all day at that point and needed some fresh air. It was then that I looked at my phone and realized that my GoFundMe had gone up a few thousand dollars while I was at my appointment.

SA国际影视传媒淚 immediately started freaking out and called my mom so I could tell her about it, but it turns out that she lost her phone while she was waiting for me at my appointments so she was freaking out about that too. At the end of that day, I just remember feeling so thankful and relieved that everything would work out, no matter what happened or what the doctor said.SA国际影视传媒�

Overall, Savannah says sheSA国际影视传媒檚 SA国际影视传媒渋ncredibly grateful for all of the supportSA国际影视传媒�, making her journey a less difficult one.

SA国际影视传媒淚 never thought something like this would happen to me,SA国际影视传媒� said Savannah. SA国际影视传媒淚 know its not over yet, but walking into that operating room knowing that I have a whole community of people praying and cheering me on makes it a little easier. No one ever wants to go through something like this, but at least having a great supportive community makes the journey a little easier.

SA国际影视传媒淲ish me luck.SA国际影视传媒�