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Incurable living with cancer

  • Devastating news 💔

      14 June 2021
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    This wasn’t the update we we’re expecting 😔 specially 3 weeks after our last update getting positive news about the drug olaparib working, shinnae ended up in hospital very unwell the surgeon was suspect that the cancer had spread and was getting bigger again in disbelief after the CT scan results just 3weeks prior.

    They did another CT scan with the results that shinnae’s cancer in fact had spread again and was growing the olaparib now wasn’t working.

    Her oncologist took shinnae of the drug olaparib Since then shinnae has tried another oral chemo as there was 4 types she hadn’t tried.

    Her body did not react well which made her extremely unwell again and was again admitted to hospital which then the doctors took shinnae off everything.

    Since shinnae was taken off all medication and was feeling better we decided to tick some things of her bucket list shinnae, her mum & sister got a ta moko together by uprising tattoo in riwaka together to symbolise Shinnae’s journey.

    Shinnae & step dad hans went on a 10 day road trip starting in Wellington making there way up to Auckland by car doing some exploring along the way.

    Shinnae did a bungy jump off the sky tower then hans joined her to do a walk around the top of the sky tower also.

    They went to Kelly tarltons also & the Auckland zoo where shinnae got to feed the giraffes and loved the elephants.

    Shinnae also stopped into te awamutu to visit her dads grave who also passed of cancer.

    Next stop if all goes well with shinnae’s health is queens town to do her next bungy jump.

    Shinnae’s cancer is very aggressive & is growing at an extremely rapid rate she is now palliative care- terminal.

    Shinnae does not want to know a time frame/estimate of how much longer she has left earth side so we are taking each day as it comes being grateful making the most while she is.

    Shinnae does not have a life insurance & used all her savings fighting for her life along this journey anything else that is contributed is extremely grateful.

    Lets try make what time she has left as good as we can!

    Much love,

    Shinnae and her family 💞

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  • A glimpse of hope 🙌🏻

      20 April 2021

    Hay guys 🥰

    We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has donated to Shinnae’s page it is greatly appreciated specially in tough times currently where money can be tight for some.

    Last Wednesday Shinnae got her 3 monthly CT scan results to see if the new drug “olaparib” is working the drug is $6,000 a week Shinnae was lucky enough to get funding and was granted it on compassionate grounds as this is her last option before becoming terminal.

    GOOD RESULTS 🙌🏻🥳

    Finally some positive news Shinnae has shown a good respond to the drug her biggest tumour in her lung has gone from 1.1cm to 0.4cm her other smaller tumours in her lungs have stayed the same but the cancer has not spread anywhere else in her body which is a great result.

    One of the side effects Shinnae currently is experiencing is she has doses of being severely anaemic to the Point where she has to have blood transfusions which is a long process normally starting at 8am through to 5pm which we are trying to get under control.

    Shinnae has started to plan some of her bucket list activities but we are mindful of her health currently, she has booked to get her tattoo done through Uprising Tattoo Lounge. Cori is currently finalising the design, then in July Shinnae and her two friends Grace and her Fiancé Sean are going to do a road trip to Queenstown where they will all do a bungy jump to support Shinnae.

    We will keep you updated and soon we can plan some more adventures!! 🙌🏻

    Thank you for your love and support, Kelsie 💕

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