Sharon's LMS Treatment Fundraiser

On the 6th of November 2012, our beautiful Mother received a call we did not want to receive.. It was only less than 24 hours after she became a Grandmother to her first Grandson she was hit with the news that a fibroid in her uterus that had been removed was cancerous. Mum was sent for body scans to reveal that the cancer had been contained within the fibroid in her uterus and had not spread.

We were blessed and felt so lucky that it had not spread..

Life went on as per normal as a mother of 3 grown up girls and a new grandmother, with regular 3 monthly blood test check ups to make sure she was in the clear. Each result coming back clear. Unfortunately no scans were ever done in this time..

Then May 2014 Mum went to have some moles removed and what the specialist said was a sebaceous cyst from her scalp. Upon attempting to remove the cyst the specialist thought there was more to this cyst than originally thought. Some of the mass was sent away. After further testing we were delivered the news that would turn all of our family and friends lives upside down. The cyst was in fact a tumour and it was the same cancer that was found in Mum's uterus.. Further testing had delivered the news that mum had Leiomyosarcoma Cancer. With tumours in her lungs, kidneys, scalp, muscle tissue, legs and buttocks.

Bang! As she broke the news to us 3 girls, we didn't know if we were going to faint, vomit, laugh in disbelief... But we did what was natural and cried and cried and cried...

Weeks of digesting the news, we were told mum had 12 - 18 months to live. How could this happen! This was wrong! Not our strong, amazing, beautiful Mother...

They sent Mum for chemo but unfortunately the chemo did more damage to her lungs than any good. She ended up in RPA with severe damage to her lungs and pneumonia.

We continued to see the professors, with no further treatment options.

Mum has dramatically changed her diet since to an alkaline diet, and it seems to be going well. The professors in Australia have basically said in unspoken words that there is nothing more they can do... We will not accept this and have contacted a well known Saracoma Professor at The Royal Marsden Hospital in the UK and he has agreed to meet with Mum. We need to send Mum over to look for treatment options, as they are not here. They are much further advanced with their treatment options in the UK and may help to give us more time. We will not give up until we find answers...

If you can help in anyway possible we would appreciate any amount you can spare to help us get treatment for our special Mum in the UK. We want to to give her as much time possible. xx