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Closed 17/07/2017
Weʼve raised £3,775 to Pay for Sarah's complimentary treatments to assist with reducing symptoms of the cancer treatment and to try and reduce the tumour size
- Kings Hill, United Kingdom
- Funded on Monday, 17th July 2017
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I'm trying to raise money to help fund complimentary therapies for my best friend Sarah, to reduce the effects of the symptoms of cancer treatments and to hopefully reduce the size of a brain tumour.
Sarah is only 33, and mum to my two gorgeous Godsons 6 year old Joshua and 4 year old Jacob. Sarah collapsed unexpectedly on 30th December 2017, the day before Jacob's 4th birthday and was found by our hero Joshua who called 999 which saved her life. Sarah was rushed to King's where she was heavily sedated for a few days, and later In February she underwent surgery to remove 90-95% of the tumour. Unfortunately the biopsy showed it to be an incurable stage 3 aplastic astrocytoma, which cruelly gives an average of a 5 year life expectancy, with about 27% of those diagnosed with this type of tumour living for 5 years or more. Sarah now has to face 6weeks of daily radiotherapy, and a year of chemotherapy.
We're raising money separately for the brain tumour charity in the hope they can find a cure, but I also want to help Sarah personally as I know she's desperate to try anything that will help, but complimentary treatments can be expensive.
So, I'd like to raise money so Sarah can have the following....
"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy HBO or HBOT (HBO2T) has its fans as an aid in Cancer Treatment. The argument runs that using a Hyperbaric Chamber (which is designed to increase blood oxygen levels and is proven to work in this way with a number of illnesses), will overcome one of the main influences of cancer; Namely, that cancer exists in a low-oxygen environment and plentiful oxygen can kill it off. HBOT has also been shown to significantly reduce inflammation in the body and this can be a precursor to cancer.
Vitamins, flaxseed oil and other supplements could help, and reflexology will improve Sarah's well being and help her immune system
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, we all want her around for as long as possible, least of all her boys xx
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- 7 years ago
Rebecca Ballard
7 years agoThank you so much for all the new donations, I cannot believe how much we've raised for Sarah, it's so so kind of everyone and thank you so much to all the spinners and supporters, you're amazing! Xx
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- 7 years ago
Rebecca Ballard
7 years agoThank you so very much to everyone who has donated to help raise money for Sarah's complimentary therapies, it means a lot. We're just over 60% of the target raised already which is incredible! Thank you xxx
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- 7 years ago
Rebecca Ballard
7 years agoThank you so much to everyone who has donated so far, I'm truly touched by everyone's generosity and I know Sarah is too, it means a lot xx
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188
Hilary Marchant
Jul 2, 2017
I know I don't you, but Ali's told me about you and your amazing courage and I wanted to donate to your alternative therapy page. Keep up your amazing fight! Love Hilary
£10.00
Vickie Widden
Jun 23, 2017
Last of the SPIN sponsorship x
£40.00
Anonymous
Jun 16, 2017
good luck
Julie Kennedy
May 17, 2017
Lots of love xxxxx
£20.00
Anonymous
May 15, 2017
£20.00
R Chew
May 13, 2017
Did Spin 2 weeks ago and this was the donations my family gave me. Well done to Karen for organising and hope we raised lots!!
£90.00
Neil Howe
May 6, 2017
Did last week's spin-a-thon at The Village (good job Karen!) and here's just a little extra money I've raised from a few family/friends touched by Sarah's story, as I've been, over past few days.
£45.00
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