- Paige Skarrats, 5, from Queensland was diagnosed with brain cancer
- She was complaining of headaches whenever she laughed or cried
- Doctors informed her parents that the lemon sized tumour was inoperable
- Her parents were also told that Paige only had days to live due to the tumour
- However, Paige just completed final treatment in a six-week course of radiation
- Paige’s parents will be taking her to an MRI in April for the next steps
Paige Skarrats, a five-year-old from Queensland, was diagnosed with brain cancer after complaining of headaches when she laughed or cried.
Doctors informed her parents Jake and Tania Skarratts that she only had days to live due to an inoperable brain tumour.
However, Paige surprised doctors and her parents by completing the final treatment in a six-week course of radiation, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
Paige Skarrats (pictured) was diagnosed with brain cancer after complaining of headaches when she laughed or cried
Paige surprised doctors and her parents by completing the final treatment in a six-week course of radiation marking the milestone with, ‘I did it. I’m all done’
Paige marked the milestone with six words, ‘I did it. I’m all done.’
Mr Skarratts said Paige was throwing the doctors curve balls since the first treatment.
‘After her first treatment she could barely move but today she’s trying to walk,’ he said.
‘Paige is giving me strength every day and she comes out smiling.’
When her parents found out there was little chance of Paige surviving, they went ahead and surprised her with an impromptu wedding at the Brisbane Lade Cilento Children’s Hospital.
Mr Skarratts (left) said Paige (middle) is throwing the doctors curve balls since the first treatment
‘Paige is giving me strength every day and she comes out smiling,’ her father said
Paige always wanted to be a flower girl at her parent’s wedding and Ms Skarrats said it was difficult getting married after being told your child is not going to live.
‘Paige was excited about the wedding and would tell people she’s a flower girl,’ she said.
‘It’s not how we planned it but having her there is the main thing.’
Now that Paige has completed her final treatment, the family is headed back to the Gold Coast until they return to the hospital for an MRI in April.
Paige and her family are headed back to the Gold Coast until they head back to the hospital for an MRI in April