Help Sharon continue her battle against Cancer
Help Sharon continue her battle against cancer! We are fundraising to give Sharon the opportunity to choose her quality of life
Auckland
Sharon has dedicated her life to our family and those around her. She has always had a warm and nurturing way about her so to see how much of her life has changed since she was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 is heart breaking.
In February 2011 Sharon had a mammogram and a small hard pinhead lump was found on her breast. Despite the mammogram picking up the lump the results indicated that this was a non-cancerous growth. As the mammogram results were non-cancerous Sharon’s G.P. didn’t conduct a physical breast examination. Sharon wasn’t happy with these results and wanted further testing to 100% rule out cancer. It took six months of continually voicing our concerns before the G.P. conducted a physical examination and referred her on to the breast clinic in August. It was under the breast clinics care that we were informed the course of action would be to perform an ultrasound and biopsy. The results confirmed our worst fears early stages of breast cancer.
In August 2011 Sharon underwent a partial mastectomy and was swiftly followed with the removal of her remaining breast and lymph nodes in September at which time Sharon was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Since then Sharon has had intensive chemotherapy, radiation treatment and was further diagnosed with arthritis as a result of being on the hormonal drug Tamoxifen, Barretts Oesophagus as a result of the oncology treatment process and medication side effects.
In September 2014 Sharon was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in the bones (bone metastases) which has now changed the status of her cancer to Stage 4 (terminal). The doctors’ prognosis is a life expectancy of two years. There is not a lot western doctors can do at this point except continue to administer chemotherapy and radiation treatments which diminishes Sharon’s quality of life. Sharon has now decided to stop chemotherapy in search of other methods to increase both quality of life and life expectancy.
As a result we have started this fundraising page with a two pronged approach.
1) Sharon & family will seek alternative cancer fighting treatments. A lot of research has already been conducted into the best methods for breast and bone cancer however some of the immediate avenues we will look at are the Intravenous Vitamin C Treatment, Flinchlock Technique, Naturopathy and a dietitian to assist with a complete diet overhaul.
2) To give Sharon the ability to choose her quality of life. Sharon has always put others first so the thought of a ‘bucket list’ is foreign. However given the current prognosis Sharon’s main wish is to create memories with her family. Sharon has a few things she would like to achieve such as a family trip to Te Papa in Wellington. Sharon would also live to travel to the South Island and to Australia especially to spend time with her youngest son David.
Our family would like to thank you in advance for your donations and support.
Sharon Kew's involvement (page creator)
Sharon is a people person and is always willing to give you her undivided attention. After many years of struggling financially and now battling cancer it's time for Sharon to get a helping hand to seek alternative treatments to prolong her life and to create loving memories with those nearest and dearest.
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Recent Events and Update 23 September 2015
Hi guys my apologies for the lack of posts. Over the last month I've undergone serious stress with our son's accident, he fell from his balcony in Bali while on holiday. I cried and cried and have never felt so useless and hopeless because I couldn't be with him. I'm happy to report he is doing well and recuperating at our cousins with lots of loving support.
As for me my MRI scan results showed I had ascites again, the cause being fluid retention in what they call the peritoneum space. It is a very uncomfortable condition because it feels as if my stomach's always full. My appetite suffers because it becomes difficult to eat, cause there's no room for anymore food, and to top it all off my back was causing me a lot of pain. As patients we laugh because we look pregnant and the joke becomes when are our babies due and even funnier imagine if you are a male hahaha. Got to have a sense of humor, keep on laughing. I'm always anxious prior to having the drainage, because who likes needles stuck in them. Ultimately I always feel better after it. I can breathe, talk again without having laboured breathing, I'm more flexible, moving around is easier, my mood is elevated and I can really laugh again, and that relieves my family's anxieties. I can see it written on their faces, their worry, strain and stress, particularly when my appetite goes down, they worry if the cancer has progressed. Sometimes it's hard to deal with them because when my energy is down I struggle with staying strong for my family and laughing it off, or needing to leave them to deal with their emotions, because I need what energy I've got to deal with the problem.
Check this website out for info on ascites: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/…/fluid-in-the-abdomen-asc…/
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Miss Yah all too, and thankyou for your donation it all helps me xoxo
Thankyou we appreciate your awhi and support xoxo
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