Help Tracey beat Cancer.

A week and a half ago my best friend Tracey Harris (Pile) received a terrifying diagnosis of Breast cancer. Tracey is only 35 year old and a wonderful mother to two small girls, Zara (6) and Lily (3) and wife to Ryan.

Since the diagnosis on the 22nd August it has been test after test after test.

Mulitple scans, biopsies, blood tests you name it Tracey has had to do it and pay for majority of these out of pocket regardless of health insurance and Medicare. Which has also come as a huge shock to us all.

Diagnosis then came of a triple positive invasive duct carcinoma, that is hormone positive (Progesterone and estrogen) and Her2+

Stage 2 Grade 3 tumour.

Treatment involves 4 therapies. 2 targeting treatments to kill the hormone positive and her2 positive and 2 chemotherapy treatment) and then surgery to remove the tumour. Followed by 18 months of hormone therapies. One of the targeting drugs is not subsidised on the pbs and has to be paid upfront which is $6.2k for the initial first does.  

On top of all the expenses of treatments of course Tracey will not be able to continue working as she was. This is putting extra stress financially on the family with school fees, mortgage, travel/fuel etc, electricity, rates, groceries and so on.

so I have decided to set up this go fund me to help Tracey and the family to get the best treatment as well as allow her time to heal without the added financial stressors.

So far out of pocket for scans, biopsy’s, appointments etc and paying for first perjeta dose they are out of pocket already $9200.

We would be forever grateful to those who can help support in any way possible.

Tracey is generally a fairly private person so as this news will come as a huge painful shock to all those who know and love her we appreciate your support and love.

I love you so much Tracey and we will be there with you each step of the way. We’ve got you.