Help Karen’s fight to beat cancer, her 12 year old daughter needs her.

Karen is my 50 year old sister who, last week, has been given the devastating news that her cancer has now spread to her lungs and spine. The traditional methods of treatment are no longer working and not funded, as hers is considered a secondary cancer.

She had been successfully fighting stage 4 oesophageal cancer since April 2019, where she had to give up her teaching job she was passionate about, to undergo Chemotherapy, full Gastrectomy and Radiotherapy.

She is the most gutsiest, brave and courageous human I know and an amazing mother to her 12 year old daughter, who means the absolute world to her. She wants to spend as much time possible with her daughter who needs and wants her mum to survive.

Karen is one of those beautiful souls, who doesn’t like asking for help and always puts others needs before her own, giving her time and precious energy to those in need, even to the extent of looking after her highly dependent mother whilst going through her latest chemo.

She cared for and educated others’ children whilst she was a teacher and would literally give the shirt off her own back to help other people in need. Now is her time to fight this with every method available to her, however these come at a great cost.

We are kindly asking for your help to give her a chance at life. Karen deserves the opportunity to be around for years to come, so that her daughter doesn't have to deal with losing her mum at such a young age. Every bit truly helps no matter how small.