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£3,775
raised of £2,000 target by 188 supporters

    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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    • Rebecca Ballard7 years ago
      Rebecca Ballard

      Rebecca Ballard

      7 years ago

      Thank 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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    • Rebecca Ballard7 years ago
      Rebecca Ballard

      Rebecca Ballard

      7 years ago

      Thank 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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    • Rebecca Ballard7 years ago
      Rebecca Ballard

      Rebecca Ballard

      7 years ago

      Thank 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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    Page last updated on: 7/2/2017 08.22

    Supporters

    188

    • Hilary Marchant

      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

      Vickie Widden

      Jun 23, 2017

      Last of the SPIN sponsorship x

      £40.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Jun 16, 2017

      good luck

    • Julie Kennedy

      Julie Kennedy

      May 17, 2017

      Lots of love xxxxx

      £20.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      May 15, 2017

      £20.00

    • R Chew

      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

      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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