Smiling Rocco shares positive update as tumour shrinks 30% in three months
Buncrana teenager Rocco McGinley is in the Unites States for intensive treatment on an aggressive brain tumour
Inspirational Donegal teen Rocco McGinley shared smiling pictures with medics in the United States after receiving positive news this week.
The 14-year-old from Buncrana is in Houston, Texas, for intensive treatment on an aggressive brain tumour.
In February, Rocco, who is a student at Scoil Mhuire in Buncrana, moved to Houston to undergo treatment.
This week, an MRI scan showed a 30 per cent decrease in the size of the tumour after three months of treatment.
A spokesperson for Rocco’s Road To Recover said: We are so happy and proud of him, what a fighter.”
Almost €300,000 has been raised on a GoFundMe page which was launched in the aftermath of Rocco’s diagnosis last year.
The spokesperson added: “Thank you for all the prayers.”
Rocco was diagnosed with a rare life threatening brain tumour in October, 2021.
Rocco’s family and friends set up a GoFundMe page earlier this year to raise much needed funds to get him to the US to have treatment.