Tragic Story of Aila Eilert: Dancer Battling Tongue Cancer Passes Away at 24

The girl has a sore tongue. In fact, he was suffering from a serious illness. Tortured to the point of wanting to die Before he died at the age of just 24 years

Aila Eilert 24 years old, beautiful and talented dancer. In September 2021, she found her tongue sore and felt a sore throat. In addition, the blisters spread more and more. She decided to go to the hospital for a test. While the wound on the tongue is still there

After taking the medicine for 2 months, he did not get better. A third doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan asked her to take a biopsy. And the result squamous cell carcinoma (Squamous cell carcinoma or SCC) This type of skin cancer is more dangerous because it is on the tongue.

She needed surgery just 6 days after diagnosis. By cutting off a quarter of the tongue The operation, which took 11 hours, involved cutting out half of her tongue. before partially reconstructing it using tissue and skin from her own thigh. This young woman spent 6 weeks recovering from the operation. Before starting radiation and chemotherapy

The patient’s parents said My daughter had to get used to eating again. She said she plans to heal so she can once again enjoy life’s little pleasures, like her favorite foods, beer and burgers.

In November 2021, a pre-radiation scan did not detect the cancer. He then began receiving 30 radiation treatments in just over a month. along with weekly chemotherapy She has struggled with nausea, vomiting, pain and loss of voice as a result of the treatment, but the young woman remains optimistic. and plans to learn American Sign Language They also make gift bags for other patients.

By mid-January 2022, she was becoming increasingly ill. She started complaining about the pain relief patch that was helping her deal with the pain. Not enough anymore When parents saw that their daughter was getting worse So, I would like to scan and check again from mid March 2022. Scans revealed the cancer had spread to 13 places in the body. Including the spine, neck, nose and ears.

By this time the patient weighed only 39.4 kilograms, she was in constant pain, and on March 3, 2022, she asked her parents to send her away. To overcome the pain “Please let me die.”

However, her request is currently illegal in New York. But with a desire to leave the family decided to take her out of the nursing home. and that she would take high doses of opiates to control the pain But, she could only stay at home for two weeks. Due to pain he had to return to the hospital on April 1, 2022.

She died the next day (April 2) at 6:45 a.m. Her parents said that after seven months of excruciating pain, it was over. They told about the death of the girl: “Beautiful and peaceful”