{"id":3699,"date":"2021-11-29T15:53:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T05:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2021-11-29T15:53:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T05:53:05","slug":"hasitha-de-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hasitha-de-silva","title":{"rendered":"A dose of inspiration from patient Hasitha De Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As\u00a0healthcare professionals,\u00a0we\u00a0sometimes\u00a0witness\u00a0the\u00a0most remarkable\u00a0demonstrations\u00a0of resilience.\u00a0RBWH patient\u00a0Hasitha\u00a0De Silva had the odds stacked against him,\u00a0but thanks to the care from the RBWH\u00a0team, his\u00a0fighting\u00a0spirit\u00a0and his spirituality,\u00a0he is back doing what he loves.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In October 2020,\u00a039-year-old\u00a0Hasitha\u00a0was\u00a0running on a treadmill\u00a0when he had a seizure and was\u00a0transported by ambulance to RBWH. Here, he was\u00a0diagnosed with stage 4 Glioblastoma multiform was given\u00a0just\u00a012-14 months to survive.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a wife, two children aged 13 and 8, and a whole life ahead of him,\u00a0Hasitha\u00a0was completely shocked.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the coming months, he\u00a0became paralysed and his left side became immovable. He was in and out of the hospital many times with\u00a0chemotherapy\u00a0and\u00a0radiation\u00a0therapy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"I've held a belief since I was a child that the universe has no problems without a solution. We just need to\u00a0seek\u00a0until we find the right solution. Therefore, I was\u00a0very optimistic\u00a0about my recovery, while appreciating the seriousness of my illness,\"\u00a0Hasitha\u00a0said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"My journey has been emotionally and mentally tough, however I did everything in my power to get better including\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">adhering to medical advice, following spiritual believes and fully committing to physiotherapy programs.\"<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fast forward to\u00a0November,\u00a0Hasitha\u00a0has\u00a0made\u00a0a remarkable recovery. He is almost back to normal and\u00a0can\u00a0run\u00a0a few\u00a0kilometres each\u00a0day.\u00a0His MRI scans\u00a0have shown a major reduction in the size of the tumour. \u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"Without the teams from neurology, neurosurgery, oncology,\u00a0radiation, ED, physiotherapy, social work and brain,\u00a0head\u00a0and neck, I wouldn't be where I am today.\"\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hasitha\u00a0is now participating in a cycling challenge to raise funds for\u00a0kids'\u00a0cancer treatment and research. You can find out more\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/greatcyclechallenge.com.au\/Riders\/HasithadeSilva?updateId=1828548\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\"><div style=\"margin:-2px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-2 fusion-columns-total-2 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:2.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"7 August 2020\" aria-label=\"7 August 2020\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3666\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:2.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"Message from Metro North Health Incident Controller \u2013 COVID-19 update 121\" aria-label=\"Message from Metro North Health Incident Controller \u2013 COVID-19 update 121\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3665\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As healthcare professionals, we sometimes witness the most remarkable demonstrations of resilience. RBWH patient Hasitha De Silva had the odds stacked against him, but thanks to the care from the RBWH team, his fighting spirit and his spirituality, he is back doing what he loves. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":3665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-at-the-royal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A dose of inspiration from patient Hasitha De Silva - Staff Extranet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A dose of inspiration from patient Hasitha De Silva - Staff Extranet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As healthcare professionals, we sometimes witness the most remarkable demonstrations of resilience. 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