On 07/12/12 my life changed forever. I sat in front of my doctor and she uttered the words " we think its a tumour" My reaction was one of denial and I had convinced myself that further tests would prove her wrong. after another 8 weeks of "normal" blood tests and "inconclusive" biopsies I was told I had Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) I had never heard of it!! My local hospital in Ipswich then referred me to a specialist in Basingstoke, 150 miles away!! I was soon to find out the reason for this is because PMP is very rare form of cancer and effects 1-2 people in every million and that Basingstoke is 1 of only 2 hospitals in the UK that specialise in treatment for the disease. On my first visit to Basingstoke my specialist enlightened me more on PMP and said I would be monitered by blood tests and CT scans which he called "watch and wait" and that I should see him again in 6 months time. I read and re-read the info he gave me on this and realised if I was going to defeat this it would involve MAJOR surgery. I joined a PMP facebook page and saw that people reffered to the surgery as MOAS, which I thought was a medical term but apparently it means " mother of all surgeries!!" I face losing my spleen, gallbladder, ovaries, womb, uterus, part of my bowel, colon and having my liver scraped. I will then have my abdominal area flushed with hot chemo whilst still in theatre!! The operation can last about 10 hours and involves a hospital stay of 3 weeks (and all of this 150 miles away from home!!) So fast forward to now and I now face this surgery on April 1st this year!! My aim is to have raised £500 by the time I go into hospital so PLEASE PLEASE help me do this. The Pseudomyoxma Survivor charity is run by 2 wonderful ladies from their own homes whilst facing their own battles. If it wasnt for finding out about this charity I would have felt incredibly alone and isolated.This group has helped me to deal with my rare condition and has made me realise I am not alone xx Just £5 can enable them to print and send out 5 posters so that this rare disease can get a higher profile so that people can be diagnosed quicker. £1000 would pay for a small research grant! I really want to help them boost their funds and I hope you want to join me in my quest xx

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