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Just a couple of weeks after her 11th birthday, Shannon Lynch of Cashel on Achill Island became seriously ill at home and was rushed to Mayo University Hospital where it was soon discovered that she had a substantial bleed on the right hand side of her brain.
Shannon was immediately rushed to Temple Street Children's Hospital in Dublin where a surgeon and his team were waiting to take her to theatre. After a lengthy operation, they eventually succeeded in stopping the bleed and Shannon spent 11 days in ICU recovering. She is continuing her recovery in St Gabriel's Ward in Temple Street at present.
However, there is still more to come for the 11-year-old girl as she will have to undergo another operation in Beaumont Hospital on April 4, 2025 to remove the AVM on the brain that caused the bleed as there is a risk of another bleed especially within the year.
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In the bio on a GoFundMe page which has been set up to go towards her recovery needs, the family explained: "Initial assessments of Shannon has shown that she is very weak down her left hand side and there is damage to both of her eyes. The extent of both injuries are yet unknown until she fully recovers after her next operation and rehabilitation can start.
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