Sad News
26 March 2021Hi everyone, we had hoped that the last update was to be the final one as we only kept the page open to support Vanessa’s successful recovery, however, two weeks ago we were given unfortunate news. During follow-up tests for Vanessa’s treatment the cancer was discovered having travelled to her brain.
The cancer is widespread and numerous meaning it is not immediately operable – the best treatment is radiation therapy which can delay or reduce the rate of growth, but cannot destroy it, meaning that there is no cure.
Suffice to say that Vanessa, her family, and ourselves are completely devastated and surprised by the suddenness of this news and it’s unimaginable outcome, especially given all the positivity following her treatment that had been undertaken so strenuously to prevent such an eventuality. In fact, Vanessa would once again like to personally thank everyone from the bottom of her heart for your amazing contributions, without which she could never have accessed the preventative drug Kadcyla. By being able to start the Kadcyla early she’s been able to have the gift of more time with her family to this point.
We are now committed to whatever is needed in order to extend Vanessa’s life for as long as possible and we are actively pursuing all options. At the least, Vanessa’s current treatment has kept the cancer from spreading anywhere else in her body. We are also being advised of new treatments from overseas that could possibly help prolong or even save her life which we will be following up, despite excessive costs involved.
With all this in mind, we are now hoping to continue to keep this page open in anticipation of at least achieving our original funding goal. Any further donations towards this final tally will all gratefully contribute towards the quality and longevity of Vanessa’s life and her ability to take advantage of any time remaining to be with us and her young family for as long as humanly possible.
We are beyond sorry to have to share this news with all of you. We want to thank you all again for all your kindness and love and support, and wish you all wellness and happiness.
Take care, lots of love Vanessa, Matt, Narelle, Demelza, and all our families xxxx