The University of Georgia student remained in critical condition Wednesday, and her mother said that while her daughter is breathing on her own, a growing tumor on the 21-year-old’s brain stem is threatening her life.
after suffering a brain hemorrhage while on Spring Break.
While on vacation, Burke had told others she was experiencing a headache and vision problems. The mother said her daughter went to the hotel room and took a nap.Burke was taken to a hospital, where doctors quickly recognized a pressure buildup in her brain. Doctors in Mexico thought she had an irregular connection of arteries and veins in her brain that ruptured. But once she was stabilized and put on a medical flight back to Jacksonville, doctors at the Mayo Clinic discovered the tumor.Once the sedation wore off, Burke was responsive and tried to talk when she was taken off a ventilator. But her condition started to deteriorate.
As Burke sits in the ICU, she receives daily radiation therapy to shrink the tumor. Her mom says the family has received well wishes from all over, and she believes her daughter will beat the odds.
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