Help Nicky Save her life
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Hi, my name is Nicky. I am a mum to a beautiful 2 year old girl called Ivy and married to a wonderful man called Mike. It is hard to know where to start with my story. In 2005 I was involved in the 7/7 bombings and my life was shaken up like never before. I suffered from PTSD but I got through it through discovering walking with a walking group. I also went on to meet the love of my life through this group and we got married and had a child. Life was good. Just a year after I'd had my daughter, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Six months after that, I was told it had spread to my liver. This was a lot to cope with but things were about to get much worse. A few months after starting my treatment, I collapsed and lost the use of my legs, hands and feet. I also lost my voice and found it difficult to swallow. I managed to fight back after 5 months but it was heartbreaking as my little girl didn't recognise her mummy and she woke up 3 or 4 times a night and she was so hurt and didn't understand what had happened to her lovely caring, fun mummy. I don't think I can put into words how hard this was. Unfortunately after a few months of feeling better, the symptoms have come back and are getting worse. The NHS have given me various tests but are unable to offer me anything in the way of my neurological issues. They just offer me antidepressants. I have spent months researching different supplements and been trying to treat myself but as I'm not a doctor, it's hard to know. I have found a number of places abroad that treat neurological disorders as well as cancer with cutting-edge treatments such as stem cell therapy along with many other treatments. After doing lots of research, I have made contact with specialists who offer treatments not available on the NHS. I recently came back from Germany where a private clinic managed to shrink my tumours by a third, but I need to pay for more treatment. My husband is 100% behind me. Unfortunately my insurance company would not pay out so we just haven't got the money. I'm appealing to anyone out there who knows how much you love your family and you just want to take care of them. I will do anything to not let that chance be taken away from me. Ivy deserves a happy normal life and I'm determined to give it to her. Please help. Any donation, big or small will make a difference.
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Nicola Ratcliff
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England