Previous NFL quarterback Alex Smith disclosed in a social media put up that his daughter Sloane is struggling from a scarce mind tumor.

In an Instagram publish, Smith shared that his daughter was identified final month with a very unusual malignant tumor. She experienced to bear a 10-hour method to take out the tumor.

FILE - Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) warms up before an NFL soccer video game versus the Houston Texans, in a Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.(WHD Photograph/Pablo Martinez Monsivai, Data files)

"On Could 10th, Sloane was rushed to the ER with stroke-like signs," Smith wrote. "She had an MRI and the doctors immediately educated us that she experienced a large mind tumor and desired an emergency craniotomy. The unbelievable neurosurgeons @stanforchildrens did a miraculous task and ended up able to eliminate 100% of the tumor."

"Sloane – in her legitimate variety – bounced back again from brain surgical procedure like a rockstar! She didn’t skip a conquer," he ongoing. "Right after months of waiting around on pathology, we acquired that Sloane’s tumor is a incredibly scarce malignant tumor with quite handful of documented instances – with out a distinct street map for cure. We are at present awaiting far more tests and gathering as a lot of thoughts as we can from medical doctors across the country to come to a decision the greatest path ahead."

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Smith highlighted that his younger daughter has healed from surgical procedure and that she is "Back to her bubbly self."

The ex-soccer star said, while he does not commonly share posts about his kids, he felt it was required to share Sloane's scenario and say thank you to the "astounding health-related group, spouse and children, friends, acquaintances and even some strangers who have touched our lives in the past thirty day period and a 50 %."

Sloane is the youngest of Smith's a few youngsters and his only daughter.

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"This has been by significantly the most difficult time we have Ever been by," Smith wrote. "We know it’s not above and we have a journey in advance of us, but without the need of all of you we could not have gotten this far. We are sorry if we seem to be withdrawn. It is because we are… We have been inundated with medical doctors appointments, scans, labs and trying our ideal to navigate through this. Most importantly, we’re therapeutic jointly as a spouse and children."

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Washington quarterbacks Steven Montez (6), Alex Smith (11) and Kyle Allen (8) operate for the duration of practice at the team's NFL soccer teaching facility, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Ashburn, Va. (WHD Image/Alex Brandon)

Smith, 38, performed for the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the now-Washington Commanders in the course of his 14 seasons in the NFL. 

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He experienced a grotesque damaged leg in 2018 in a sport versus the Houston Texans that would afterwards build into an infection, which put his lifetime in danger. Just after going through 17 surgeries more than the course of 9 months, Smith survived and would return to the area for the 2020 time before saying his retirement. Smith then joined ESPN in August 2021 as an NFL analyst.