When Linnéa Erebrandt was a child she was often tired and complained of headaches. Mother Sara Erebrandt says that in the beginning, the family received no hearing for this when they sought care.

Won't play

When Linnaeus finally complained of headaches every day, unable to play, and the school thought she was more tired than other children, her father went with her to the emergency room. Magnet X-ray showed that Linnéa had a brain tumor as big as a tennis ball and it became an emergency operation.

- She wouldn't have survived unless we had gone in that day, says Sara Erebrandt.

After the operation, Linnéa again learned to sit and walk. When she started school again, she walked 15 minutes at a time. Since then, Linnéa has made great progress. Today she goes to test all day at school all days except Wednesdays.

Slipping after school

But the brain fatigue means that she doesn't endure as much as other children in school. And that she has lagged behind in, for example, English.

Recently, results from a study from Stockholm University were presented. The study showed that children who have been treated for brain tumors find it more difficult to manage school. Almost a quarter lack eligibility for high school.

- I think you have to put in support early and not wait and see how it goes, says Linnéa's mother Sara Erebrandt.

See more about Linnaeus' life after the tumor in the clip above.