my cancer fund
In May 2008 I had an emergency operation to remove an obstruction in my colon (as well as about a metre of colon). The tumour turned out to be malignant and afterwards a PET scan showed that it had metastasized. Two malignant tumours were found in my liver, requiring chemotherapy over the summer and further surgery on September 22nd. During the second operation a third tumour was discovered in my liver as well as numerous lesions attached to the peritoneum, so I was stapled up again without the liver resection being done. A couple of weeks later I was told my case was terminal as surgery was no longer a possibility, and I was given about a year to live. But then further testing (CT and PET scans) once again opened up the surgery option and I had a third operation (liver resection and removal of one out of two peritoneal lesions) on November 20th.
On December 11th, 2008 I got my biopsy results. I had been waiting three weeks to find out whether the next step in my treatment would be more surgery (removal of the spleen, one kidney and part of the pancreas) or “just” more chemo… and everything came back negative! Which was wonderful news. However, another PET scan in March showed that I had two new tumours, so I started chemo again in April, for approximately 5-6 months.
I have been off work since May 2008, with no savings and no family to turn to for help, hence this public appeal for donations while I try to get back on my feet again. After this second time on chemo I had hoped to be recovered and back to work by October (2009), but it is proving harder than I thought it would be to “get my life back”, so any and all help would be much appreciated.
There is a Paypal donate button on azahar-sevilla for anyone who would like to help.
You might have to put an amount in before you get the country/language option,
but you don’t need a Paypal account to use it
To send a bank transfer please contact me by email.
Muchísimas gracias!
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