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Weʼve raised £1,190 to help Alison get specialist treatment in Germany. On 9th August I will be having my head shaved to raise money.
- Wakefield, United Kingdom
- Funded on Friday, 11th August 2017
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Story
Alison is 38, a teacher, wife, sister, daughter, friend and mum of 2 children, Finley and Scarlett.
In March 2013 she was diagnosed with breast cancer when Finley was just 18 months old. She had to stop teaching to have an operation to remove the tumour and started chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Treatment went well with no signs of spread of the cancer. However the cancer was a rare aggressive type, triple negative breast cancer, TNBC.
In 2015, just a week after her 2nd child, Scarlett was born, Alison found out the cancer had spread, to lymph nodes, below her collar bone and down her chest wall.
Not a good diagnosis and now stage 4, Alison was told she could have just months left to live. She immediately started further treatment, juggling chemotherapy, radiotherapy a new baby and a very active 4 year old.
That July a CT scan showed she was in full remission.
Cruelly, only 3 months later the cancer had returned but now to her lungs as well as under her armpit.
An immunotherapy trial was started which after a few months unfortunately she found out was not working and the tumours were still growing.
The NHS have now offered a further course of chemotherapy which cannot cure her but will hopefully give her a little more time with family and friends.
After their own research, Alison and her family have found treatment available in Germany for a potentially lifesaving targeted treatment for TNBC which unfortunately is not available on the NHS.
Alison has been accepted as a good candidate for the treatment, however as the treatment is so expensive her family and friends are trying to raise money to pay for it themselves.
I cannot run, jump from a plane or organise a ball, so to try help raise as much money as possible towards Alison's treatment I will be having my head shaved. I have had long hair all my life and fear the hairdressers so for me this is not a small challenge and I hope my friends and family will all support me and ultimately Alison.
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- 7 years ago
Michelle Hunter
7 years agoIts done! Thank you so much everyone for your generosity and support. I have an amazing group of friends! I have smashed my 1.5k target it means so much!
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- 7 years ago
Michelle Hunter
7 years agoThanks for all the support and lovely comments so far! My grand total now stands at £1470 and i'm hoping with a few days left I can push it to 1500!! My shave will now take place on Tuesday at 6pm, still at work and still performed by Gill. This way I won't be worrying about getting back to work afterwards, I can worry about getting home for a stiff Gin. The boys will now be able to watch me loose my hair so its not such a shock to them when I arrive home bald! Thanks again for everyones support. You are all amazing people!!!
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- 7 years ago
Michelle Hunter
7 years agoWow- so close to my target on here!!! I want to again thank every single person who has so far sponsored me both on here and by cash! I've already beaten my initial target with my total so far and I hope with a few weeks left before the big shave I might be able to raise even more towards Alison's treatment. Thanks again everyone - your support is amazing! Check out below how much hair is to come off in just less than three weeks. :-O
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61
Jan
Aug 8, 2017
Am in awww of what you've done for your friend. I hope your friend gets the treatment she needs xx
£10.00
Georgia
Aug 2, 2017
£20.00
Dan loynes
Aug 2, 2017
Good luck in reaching your target michelle
£20.00
Emma Gardner
Aug 1, 2017
Well done Michelle xx
£20.00
Anonymous
Jul 31, 2017
Hoping the treatment works!
£10.00
Sarah Denton
Jul 29, 2017
Crazy!
£20.00
Maria Jedrzejczak
Jul 29, 2017
Wishing you all the best, hope the treatment works
£10.00
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