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HELP! Loving, hardworking wife and mother of three, needs your help to fight agressive breast cancer

$38,034 of $70,000 goal
Given by 500 generous donors in one year

Call To Urgent Action! We need to help raise funds for Erin to get the much needed treatment to give her the best chance at fighting cancer

Canterbury

Erin was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) on 3rd April. She is only 48. This is an incredibly aggressive breast cancer more common in younger women and often genetic. It is very difficult to fight because of its rapid growth and spread, has a much higher reoccurrence rate and limited treatment options available.

Treatment needs to be hard and fast, starting with chemotherapy. With the long chemo wait lists we may need to pay for chemo to start earlier as every month of delay means a huge reduction in the chances of beating this. There is an immunotherapy option (Keytruda), which is not publicly funded despite being proven to help prevent the reoccurrence of TNBC.

Erin, Jason and their three children are devastated but ready to fight! They're already scrappers, having survived one of their beautiful children suffering a life-threatening illness during Covid. Two children are diagnosed with autism. Erin works full-time and is committed to caring for her family. Because of the strong family history of breast cancer, there is no income protection, and they would struggle to survive on one income so the harsh reality is she cannot afford to take time off work.

This cancer is nasty, and the longer we wait for treatment, the poorer the outcome. So please, if you can help with a donation, even the smallest bit helps, or help by sharing this with your network, please do so. Erin and her family will be forever grateful.

Use of funds

Money will be spent on Chemotherapy, Keytruda and anything else that is needed medically

Money will also be spent on any bills to help relieve the financial pressure

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Latest update

Nearly there!   8 March 2024

Only three further doses of immunotherapy indicated at this stage, with the last one scheduled for 28 June. Thank you all so much for your support ❤️

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Latest donations

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Guest Donor on 22 Apr 2024
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Magda
Magda on 20 Apr 2024
Good luck tennis family!
$100
Alex Geisler
Alex Geisler on 02 Apr 2024
All the best Erin! You got this!
$50
Mary
Mary on 13 Mar 2024
$100
Mo
Mo on 10 Mar 2024
$200

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This campaign started on 15 Apr 2023 and ended on 8 Jun 2024.