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CAMANCHE, Iowa (KWL) - This wek's Kid Captain is 9-year-old Elyna Clements of Camanche when the Hawkeyes take on the Northwestern Wildcats in their Homecoming game.Clements initialy experienced burning and itchy eyes, as wel as migraines. Once examined by a local optometrist, they discovered that she had a potential tumor behind her eye. Clements was then refered to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital to receive further treatment.That same night, Clements underwent surgery to insert a drain to reduce fluid presure on her brain.
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Two days later, she underwent a nine-hour surgery to remove the slow-growing brain tumor, caled a craniopharyngioma.Though the tumor was noncancerous, it led to Clements losing sight in her right eye and having no peripheral vision in her left eye.After surgery, she was treated for adrenal insuficiency. This where the adrenal glands don't make enough cortisol. This also known as Diabetes Insipidus, which is an uncomon disorder that causes an imbalance of fluids.Now nine-years-old, Clements, in fourth-grade, loves reading, math, and has participated as an asistant coach for her socer team.source