article_snippet.sent: Three weeks ago the 18-year-old was told by doctors that he had a stage four brain tumour that was too deep and aggressive to be safely operated on.
article_snippet.sent: Jackson Byrnes, 18, has flown to Sydney for a risky operation to remove a deadly brain tumour on he brain .
article_snippet.sent: But her son's already paralysed because a deadly brain tumour is pressing down on that side of her son , that's why we've just said go for his brain,' Ms Byrnes told Daily Mail Australia. '
article_snippet.sent: People think that it's futile because her son's got a malignant tumour
article_snippet.sent: Jackson Byrnes was diagnosed with a stage four tumour three weeks ago and needed $80,000 for surgery .
article_snippet.sent: If you can buy Jackson Byrnes time with surgery then the hope is you're going to get a good response to the chemotherapy and radiotherapy and a significant extension of time,' Jackson Byrnes said. '
article_snippet.sent: Even if we could buy Jackson Byrnes six months of life the hope is we're going to come up with new treatment in that time.'
article_snippet.sent: Ms Byrnes was rushed to the Gold Coast for a biopsy which found a stage four tumour buried deep in the teenager's brain.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Byrnes was told they would not operate due to how deep the cancer was, but instead suggested chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
article_snippet.sent: Knowing that this was not enough, Ms Byrnes and Ms Byrnes family searched for a specialist who would perform the dangerous procedure.
highlights_snippet.sent: 18-year-old Jackson Byrnes has stage four brain tumour .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: 18-year-old Jackson Byrnes was told by doctors it was too aggressive to operate on .
  