Sunshine Coast teacher Bianca Stocco’s invasive brain surgery to remove tumour

A ‘super loving’ Sunshine Coast special school teacher and mum who is raising her twins solo after her husband’s sudden passing will undergo a serious surgery to save her life.

A popular Palmview special school teacher left to raise her young twins alone after the sudden loss of her husband is venturing into the unknown as she prepares to have invasive brain surgery.

Bianca Stocco, 39, will be going under the knife on Saturday, September 17, 2022 to remove a benign tumour in her brain which left untreated could kill her.

The single Minyama mum-of-two received the life altering news in the 2022 July school holidays.

Doctors told Ms Stocco the tumour had to be removed to save her life but she could be left with lifelong side effects.

Bianca Stocco with her children Nate and Clara. Picture: Contributed

This would include the loss of hearing in one ear, balance issues and possible paralysis to the right side of her face.

“I’m feeling pretty anxious about the whole thing, the kids have already lost their dad to something similar, and now this is happening,” Ms Stocco said.

“It will be particularly stressful going into the intensive care unit after what happened to my husband.”

Ms Stocco’s late partner Matt Belleville died from a brain bleed while they were living in Melbourne in 2017, leaving the Minyama mum to raise their then two-year-old twins Nate and Clara alone.

Bianca Stocco has been raising her kids solo after the loss of her partner in 2017. Picture: Contributed

After losing her partner she made the move in a campervan north during the pandemic and called the Sunshine Coast home in 2021.

She began work as a relief teacher before she secured a permanent role at the Palmview State Special School.

Ms Stocco had only been on the permanent roster for a short time until she was diagnosed, with no annual leave to cover her bills during her recovery.

The 39-year-old Minyama woman was hoping her recovery, which could take anywhere from six weeks to six months, wouldn’t stop her from looking after her children and going back to work.

“There’s always extra pressure when you’re the sole parent and it’s just you,” she said.

“It kind of makes you stronger and that’s how I got through it with my husband.

“I’m mentally strong when I had to be, I just hope I’ll be physically strong enough to get on with it.”

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Ms Stocco said she would love to be able to go back into her role as a special school teacher after her time working in a youth detention centre in Melbourne.

Her close friend Libby Mayfield has since created a GoFundMe to help with Ms Stocco’s living costs while she recovers.

“She’s such a positive person who is just so beautiful, and she’s under a lot of stress at the moment,” Ms Mayfield said.

“She is super loving, a sweet lady and just a nice and humble human being, and we’d really like to help her out during such a terrifying time in her life.”

You can donate here.

Originally published as Sunshine Coast teacher Bianca Stocco’s invasive brain surgery to remove tumour