Ariane Delorme
Friday, April 27, 2012
By: Helene Gamache

I would like to tell the story of Ariane Delorme the (Super Trooper Teams name for Relay for Life) for my grand-daughter.

I would like to tell the story of Ariane Delorme the (Super Trooper Teams name for Relay for Life) for my grand-daughter.
From the news pape:
Ariane Delorme began singing when she awoke from brain surgery and is known as the "singing girl" at Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), the 10-year-old broke out Usher's DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again for the nurses.
"She is just amazing, where the eight-hour procedure took place the day before at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Ariane has a rare brain tumour called papillary tumour of the pineal region. It's so rare it just got its name by the World Health Organization in 2007. Doctors have told the family she might be the youngest to ever have it.
There were 40 reported cases in the world as of 2008, according to a study completed by the department of pathology at Tohoku University Hospital in Japan.
It was the third surgery for Ariane after doctors spotted the large tumour Sept. 13 during an MRI at CHEO. Doctors have told the family Tuesday's surgery went "as good as planned."
Another MRI was scheduled for Wednesday that was expected to show how much of the tumour remains. Six weeks of radiation treatment in Ottawa is expected to completely remove the tumour.
There is an 80% chance the tumour will never return after radiation. "She is just so tiny but so strong," said Delorme as Ariane could be heard singing in the background.
Ariane weighs about 44 lbs. and is recovering in a hospital bed with a bandage on her head. The signs something were wrong began when Ariane was tired all the time and had trouble walking straight.
A pediatrician sent her to CHEO Sept. 13 for an MRI which spotted the "Bad Guy," the name she gave the tumour. She was rushed into surgery to drain fluid from the tumour that was putting pressure on her brain.
Her mother, Veronique Chiasson, said they would have lost her if the surgery hadn't been completed right then. A second surgery Sept. 16 in Ottawa removed a large portion of the tumour.
Friends and family use Facebook to keep everyone up-to-date on her progress. Her parents joked she has more supporters on the page than they have Facebook friends combined.
"We never thought it would go this well," said Chiasson. But Ariane did. She had no fear going into surgery and told her mom everything would be fine.