I blamed shortness of breath on my unborn baby sitting high
When Paige Lloyd first noticed breathlessness during her pregnancy, she didn’t think much of it – thinking her growing baby girl was sitting high and pushing up against her lungs.
TL;DR
- Paige Lloyd, 29, experienced breathlessness and chest pain during pregnancy, initially attributed to the baby's position.
- A CT scan revealed a rare thymoma type B3 tumor in her chest, close to her heart.
- She gave birth to her daughter, Riven-Leigh, three weeks early via C-section.
- Paige underwent chemotherapy and surgery to remove the tumor, experiencing severe complications such as internal bleeding, cardiac arrest, and a collapsed lung.
- She is now undergoing proton beam therapy and deals with PTSD from her ordeal, with uncertain recovery for her vocal cord and lung function.
- Her daughter Riven-Leigh is her primary motivation for fighting the cancer and living.
- Paige has a changed perspective on life, appreciating simple things more, and fears cancer recurrence but focuses on making memories with her daughter.