As a mother , I believe one of the worst things you can ever hear is
" Mum I have Cancer " I have heard these word not once but THREE times and my daughter is only 27 years old - Let me tell you about her.The day she was born was a day I will cherish and remember forever I had a beautiful baby girl. The years went by and she grew into a beautiful young lady - She met someone and a wedding was planned - Things changed a little when she found out she was pregnant wedding plans were put on hold .On her first pregnancy scan a so called "cyst" was discovered,we were told not to worry and they would take a look at it on her next scan - The next scan came and our world change forever in a single phone call "mum I have cancer " Gemma was 16 weeks pregnant - she was offered a termination so the tumour could be removed immediately and treatment started, but Gemma decided her unborn child's life was more important than her own so she declined and insisted in carrying on - Gemma carried her baby while having endless scans and feeling dreadful - at 36 weeks due to size of the huge ovarian tumour it was decided to do a c- section at the same time as removing the tumour - They kept her awake to see her own beautiful ,but small daughter Penelope arrive into the world - only to be put to sleep and have the Cancer Removed . Penelope was taken to intensive care for the next few weeks,She came home to recover without her baby .A few weeks went by and Gemma was having scans and chemotherapy and Radiotherapy regularly, then it happened again - a phone call to say "its come back , I have cervical Cancer" .We were completely devastated
I do not have enough space to say all the things I wish to say but in a very brief ending - Gemma had surgery and was cured once more -she has been ok for the last 2 years - Penelope is a beautiful 2 year old and we were so relieved- until now. Gemma now has a very rare stage 4 Cancer in her Brain and Lungs -Devastated does not come close