Help save our mother's life - ovarian cancer
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ENGLISH BELOW
Hallo lieve lezers, ik ben Lisa Dammers, dochter van Jacqueline. Via deze inzamelingsactie willen wij als (schoon)kinderen geld inzamelen zonder dat mijn ouders hier vanaf weten (schermen posts af). Daarnaast willen wij zoveel mogelijk vrouwen bereiken voor meer bekendheid over deze ziekte. De laatste 2 jaar zijn voor ons gezin verschrikkelijk zwaar geweest en helaas is het sinds deze maand nog zwaarder. Ik probeer het zo kort mogelijk te omschrijven. Als jullie de doneeractie zouden willen delen zou dat heel fijn zijn!
Nov 2019 kregen mijn moeder en mijn broer in dezelfde week allebei de diagnose kanker. Mijn moeder uitgezaaide eierstokkanker stage 3C en mijn broer teelbalkanker. Onze wereld stortte in. Twee kankerpatiënten in 1 klap binnen ons gezin. Mijn broer was net 2 weken voor het eerst papa geworden, tevens het eerste kleinkind van mijn ouders. Vanaf eind 2019 begon Corona, voor de hele wereld zwaar, wat het erg lastig maakte om elkaar op een normale manier te kunnen ondersteunen in deze zware tijd (denk aan de grote risico's van een besmetting voor mijn zieke moeder en zieke broer). De inzamelingsactie gaat over de situatie van mijn moeder met de sluipmoordenaar eierstokkanker. Wat zou het van groot belang zijn dat vrouwen meer weten over de vage (veel voorkomende maar normaal lijkende) klachten die op eierstokkanker kunnen wijzen..
Na een debulking (7 uur durende) operatie in nov 2019, startte mama in dec 2019 met de reeks van 6 loeizware chemo's. Mama is ontzettend beroerd geweest. Dit zijn hele zware maanden geweest tot apr 2020. De controles bestaan uit een inwendige echo, wat op dit moment het beleid van onderzoek is bij deze vorm. Na al deze ellende is mama volledig overgestapt op een plantbased dieet, elke dag verse sapjes van Frecious en meer beweging. Dit alles deed haar zo goed, ze was fitter dan ooit!
Mama leek dan ook schoon tot sept 2021. Maar toen ineens kreeg ze een extreem opgeblazen buik en was beroerd. In okt naar het ziekenhuis. CT scan en bloedonderzoek. Tumormarker torenhoog en op de CT scan werd duidelijk dat er sprake is van een nieuwe tumor van 3 cm tegen haar dikke darm aan (ook naar binnen gegroeid), uitzaaiingen in het buikvlies, lever en de lymfe. Verschrikkelijk. Direct was duidelijk dat er een levensreddende operatie nodig was. Haar complete verteringsstelsel was verstopt geraakt door de tumor, alle organen zaten verkleefd en is ze op het nippertje gered. Er is een stoma geplaatst. De tumor kan niet worden weggehaald, dit is te riskant.
Op dit moment is de prognose in Nederland dat mama nog max 1 jaar in leven is, want in Nederland zijn geen behandelingen meer die voor mijn moeder effectief kunnen zijn. Wij kunnen dit niet accepteren. Als je mama ziet, zie je geen ziek persoon. Mama is zo'n mooi persoon van binnen en buiten, met een hart van goud. Haar hele leven staat ze voor alles en iedereen klaar. Zelfs kennissen in de wijk die dit horen barsten in tranen uit. Mama doet dit nou eenmaal met mensen, ze is zo lief. Nu willen wij dit voor haar doen.
De laatste hoop die wij hebben is het inslaan van een weg naar behandelingen in het buitenland, welke veelbelovend kunnen zijn. Deze behandelingen kunnen worden uitgevoerd in Amerika, Mexico of Zwitserland. De kosten zijn echter enorm te noemen, op welk land de keuze ook zou vallen. Dit is onze laatste hoop om in ieder geval dit jaar ook daadwerkelijk te bereiken, maar het hopelijk zelfs te verlengen.
Alsjeblieft, help jij mee? Wij hopen dat wij met elkaar een sprankje hoop aan het einde van deze gitzwarte lange tunnel kunnen houden.
Dank jullie wel! Lieve groeten, familie Dammers ( contactpersoon Lisa Dammers).
NB. Als om welke reden dan ook een behandeling, of niet alle behandelingen, mogelijk zijn, dan zal het resterende bedrag wat van de donaties over is worden gestort op het goede doel voor onderzoek tegen eierstokkanker. Het komt hoe dan ook hartstikke goed terecht.
ENGLISH
Dear readers, my name is Lisa Dammers, daughter of Jacqueline. For as long as we can keep it a secret, we want to collect money for my mother. Besides that, we want to reach as many women as possible for more awareness about this disease. The last two years were very difficult for us, and since last month it is way harder than it already was. I will try to keep it short. We would really appreciate it if you could share the GoFundMe with your friends, family and acquaintances.
In November 2019 both my mother and brother were diagnosed with cancer. My mom ovarian cancer stage 3C and my brother testicular cancer. Our world collapsed. Two cancer patients in one day within the family. My brother had become a father for the first time two weeks prior to this, also the first grandchild for my parents. From the end of 2019 Covid started, difficult times for the whole world, which made it very hard to support each other in a normal way during this difficult time (think of the big risks of infection for my sick mother and sick brother). The GoFundMe is about my mother's situation with the silent killer ovarian cancer. How important would it be for women to know more about the vague (common but normal-appearing) symptoms that can indicate ovarian cancer.
After a debulking (7-hour) operation in November 2019, mom started the series of 6 very heavy chemo's in December 2019. Mom has been very ill. These were very hard months until April 2020. The check-ups consist of an internal ultrasound, which is currently the policy of research for this form of cancer. After all this misery, mom has completely switched to a plant-based diet, fresh juices from Frecious every day and more exercise. All this made her feel so good, she was healthier than ever!
Mom seemed clean until September 2021. But then suddenly she got an extremely bloated stomach and was feeling ill. In October she underwent a CT scan and blood test. The tumor marker was sky high and on the CT scan it became clear that there was a new tumor of 3 cm against her large intestine (also grown inward), metastases in the peritoneum, liver and lymph. Devastating. It was immediately clear that a life-saving operation was needed. Her entire digestive system was blocked by the tumor, it was a difficult surgery, and she was saved in the nick of time. A stoma has been placed. The tumor cannot be removed, this is too risky.
At this moment, the prognosis in the Netherlands is that mom will be alive for a maximum of 1 year, because there are no more treatments in the Netherlands that can be effective for her. We cannot accept this. When you see her, you don't see a sick person. Mom is such a beautiful person inside and out, with a heart of gold. She has been there for everything and everyone all her life. Even acquaintances in the neighborhood who hear this burst into tears. Mama does this to people, she's just so sweet. Now we want to do this for her.
The last hope we have is to go abroad, where treatments could be very promising. These treatments can take place in America, Mexico or Switzerland. However, the costs are enormous, regardless of which country it will be. This is our last hope of achieving at least this year, but hopefully even extending it.
Please, can you help? Every Euro will be received with much love and gratitude. We hope that together we can keep a glimmer of hope at the end of this black tunnel.
Thank you! Kind regards, the Dammers family (contactperson Lisa Dammers).
NB. If for any reason a treatment, or not all treatments, are possible, the remaining amount will be donated to the ovarian cancer research charity. Anyway, it will be used really well.
ENGLISH
Dear readers, my name is Lisa Dammers, daughter of Jacqueline. For as long as we can keep it a secret, we want to collect money for my mother. Besides that, we want to reach as many women as possible for more awareness about this disease. The last two years were very difficult for us, and since last month it is way harder than it already was. I will try to keep it short. We would really appreciate it if you could share the GoFundMe with your friends, family and acquaintances.
In November 2019 both my mother and brother were diagnosed with cancer. My mom ovarian cancer stage 3C and my brother testicular cancer. Our world collapsed. Two cancer patients in one day within the family. My brother had become a father for the first time two weeks prior to this, also the first grandchild for my parents. From the end of 2019 Covid started, difficult times for the whole world, which made it very hard to support each other in a normal way during this difficult time (think of the big risks of infection for my sick mother and sick brother). The GoFundMe is about my mother's situation with the silent killer ovarian cancer. How important would it be for women to know more about the vague (common but normal-appearing) symptoms that can indicate ovarian cancer.
After a debulking (7-hour) operation in November 2019, mom started the series of 6 very heavy chemo's in December 2019. Mom has been very ill. These were very hard months until April 2020. The check-ups consist of an internal ultrasound, which is currently the policy of research for this form of cancer. After all this misery, mom has completely switched to a plant-based diet, fresh juices from Frecious every day and more exercise. All this made her feel so good, she was healthier than ever!
Mom seemed clean until September 2021. But then suddenly she got an extremely bloated stomach and was feeling ill. In October she underwent a CT scan and blood test. The tumor marker was sky high and on the CT scan it became clear that there was a new tumor of 3 cm against her large intestine (also grown inward), metastases in the peritoneum, liver and lymph. Devastating. It was immediately clear that a life-saving operation was needed. Her entire digestive system was blocked by the tumor, it was a difficult surgery, and she was saved in the nick of time. A stoma has been placed. The tumor cannot be removed, this is too risky.
At this moment, the prognosis in the Netherlands is that mom will be alive for a maximum of 1 year, because there are no more treatments in the Netherlands that can be effective for her. We cannot accept this. When you see her, you don't see a sick person. Mom is such a beautiful person inside and out, with a heart of gold. She has been there for everything and everyone all her life. Even acquaintances in the neighborhood who hear this burst into tears. Mama does this to people, she's just so sweet. Now we want to do this for her.
The last hope we have is to go abroad, where treatments could be very promising. These treatments can take place in America, Mexico or Switzerland. However, the costs are enormous, regardless of which country it will be. This is our last hope of achieving at least this year, but hopefully even extending it.
Please, can you help? Every Euro will be received with much love and gratitude. We hope that together we can keep a glimmer of hope at the end of this black tunnel.
Thank you! Kind regards, the Dammers family (contactperson Lisa Dammers).
NB. If for any reason a treatment, or not all treatments, are possible, the remaining amount will be donated to the ovarian cancer research charity. Anyway, it will be used really well.
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Lisa Dammers
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Rotterdam