Help Kat Battle Cancer
Help support our dear friend and colleague Kat battle Cancer.
Porirua, Wellington
In the days leading up to Christmas Kat’s life got turned upside down by one word CANCER. At only 32 Kat was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma with a large mediastinal mass pressing against her heart and lungs.
Kat went to the doctors for a routine checkup and got sent for blood tests, that night she got a call from her GP saying she needed to go into Wellington Hospital the next morning for a CT. Little did Kat know she would stay in hospital for 4 Nights and got released on Christmas Eve. Four days later she was back in hospital to start urgent Chemotherapy (ABVD), with no time for egg freezing and has been in and out of hospital ever since.
After four Chemotherapy treatments Kat had an interim PET scan revealing that she wasn’t responding to the treatment. Kat is now on a different Chemotherapy regimen (Escalated BEACOPP) which requires a lot of trips to the hospital for treatment, is more toxic and produces more early and late side effects that will affect her quality and length of life. In turn this is affecting her ability to work. We are all hopeful that this treatment will be successful.
We are friends and work colleagues of Kats and have seen the pain and stress this diagnosis has caused Kat and her family. By setting up this Givealittle page we hope to relieve some of the financial pressure from Kat and her family so she can concentrate on fighting to get better.
Lisa Smith's involvement (page creator)
We are friends and work colleagues of Kats
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As Kats ability to work full time has been affected any money raised will go towards day to day living expenses
Latest update
🥰🥰🥰 8 September 2024
Hi everyone, just wanted to take a moment to thank you from the bottom of my heart! Your support truely meant the world and helped see me through the storm! I wanted to update those of you who may not know that in June I was told I am in remission which has been such a blessing despite all its challenges... Side effects wise thus far I have been left with lymphoedema which is life long and damaged bones/joints where I suffer from pain and limited movement but hopefully that might improve in time 🤞 A few weeks following remission I started experiencing symptoms which seem to have progressed therefore my haematologist ordered a urgent scan which I had the end of last week (I am awaiting the results) - I am terrified as this would mean I am 'refractory' which has a terrible prognosis... Fingers crossed this isn't the case. Thank you all again - beautiful souls 💚🌻
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