Breaking the world of entertainment the unfortunate and piteous demise of 11-year-old Brazilian actress Milena Brandão, who suffered an inconceivable 21 heart failures in just 48 hours. Milena was a well-known name, especially for her role in the TV series The Childhood of Romeo and Juliet. Her sudden death not only left her fans stunned and sheared but it also propagandizes the urgency of pediatric health and the importance of early diagnosis.
She Was Rushed to the Hospital With a Headache
Her stay in the hospital lasted from the morning to the evening of the same day, and she was then taken to Grajaú General Hospital in São Paulo. She was only admitted to the hospital as an emergency case due to the severe headache complaints she had made there. The doctors asked for the first testing to be applied: they were mainly for dengue fever, typical of the region and of that season and carried by a mosquito. However, when performing the scans on the girl’s head, the doctors made the most shocking discovery — there was a 5-centimeter brain tumor that was deeply nestled within her brain and was exerting pressure onto vital parts of her head.
Because of the situation that arose, the young actress had to be taken instantly to ICU. Despite the staff’s best efforts to stop her decline and keep her safe, the girl repeatedly went into cardiac arrest. Twenty-one times her heart stopped within a span of forty-eight hours. Every time the doctors managed to resuscitate her; nevertheless, her little body eventually succumbed to the agony.
Fans and Family Devastated by the Loss
Milena was an especially bright side of sunshine among the film stars, and her influence also reached the virtual world, where she had an audience of 196,000 fans on Instagram. With her dance moves, filled with the exuberance of joy and positive aura, the little princess won the majority of the people’s hearts beyond the borders of Brazil.
Thays Brandão, her mother, wrote an emotional message on social media as a last goodbye to her daughter, saying: “You were always light, my daughter. You changed my life in ways I’ll never forget. I love you forever.”
Support from the internet was really strong; fans from all over the world were sending prayers, messages of support, and sharing memory of Milena’s performances. A lot of them used the hashtag #MilenaBrandaoEterna for their tributes.
Cut down in great form, a life of promise
Prior to her demise, Milena had already been the face of Brazilian TV for a while and was known to many not only by her performance in the movie The Childhood of Romeo and Juliet. The kid was also given a hint by the producers of the New York project, it appeared.
Moreover, what adds to her departure being distressing is that the symptom wasn’t more than just a headache at the beginning. However, the tumor seems that it was growing for a considerable time and no one noticed until the last stage.
Brain Tumor Confirmed As The Culprit by Hospital
Specialists of the hospital attested that the site of Milena’s tumor was the part of the brain responsible for crucial motor and respiratory functions. The sudden build-up of pressure by the tumor likely induced the patient’s repeated behavioral and cardiac issues. They had been there for a long time, but her condition got only worse despite all the help, such as defibrillation, medication, and full-time supervision.
“She fought tough,” one of the doctors is said to have told her. “After various resuscitations, she still stayed standing. Unfortunately, her energy was running low.”
The Family has Created a Fundraising Project in Order to Pay for Hospital Expenses
First of all, Milena’s family has initiated a crowdfunding campaign to meet the costs of hospitalization, and transportation of her remains. Here are the very high costs, and the system of their supporters’ help is working as intended. The campaign is incredibly well funded, getting financial aid from fans, actors, and even the children’s colleagues who had already acted with her.
An Eye-Opener for Parents and Doctors
The death of Milena has initiated the dialogue between the people of the nation on the children’s health topic. Precisely, the urgency of the situation at the very first symptoms such as constant headache is in focus. Now the health activists are trying to use the best available resources in order to help parents identify the neuro signs in kids as early as possible.
“She was an angel on earth and God took her back too soon,” said a family friend, “But her impact will stay, and she will not have died in vain. We are in desperate need of more information, more extensive access to scanning techniques, and better assistance for parents faced with this invisible danger.”
Milena in Retrospect
Adding to the stars’ tributes and their shearing of pictures and stories via social networks, Milena’s too short life is celebrated with the help of these soulful acts of her affecting other people. Milena had a special competence in the field of dance and her performance in music and dance was in a class by itself at that time.
Her last video on the YouTube platform, which was published just a few days ago, for example, still has her longest possible smiley face (at least for now) while she was dancing — a pose that is now the most popular part of that video and reminds all viewers of the way she had already brought light to the world.
The story of Milena Brandão is a story of good performance, hope, and an untimely death. Although she stayed for a very brief period, still, the impact she had on her audience, family, and the entertainment industry is everlasting.
