Ashleigh's vital lymphoma treatment
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Hello all,
I'm Ashleigh, a 23 year old from Nottingham who is currently battling CNS Lymphoma. I ask you kindly to support me, and donate to my cause so we can raise the £12,550 needed for my key treatment.
I have undergone four cycles of chemotherapy in order to treat my lymphoma, it went as well as it could with positive results. I was always told I needed two types of treatment; one to remove the lymphoma, and the second to kill all the relevant type cells to give me the highest chance of staying in remission. I am left with only one option because radiotherapy is far too dangerous in someone so young, as you have to target the whole brain (which would leave me permanently brain damaged). There is also stem cell transplant which given my medical history (I have a very complicated form of crohn's disease) would carry really high risks. In fact a previous trial focused on using stem cells to actually treat crohn's disease, sadly not all the participants survived and that is why it isn't a feasible treatment option. After putting a case forward we sadly received a rejection letter regarding funding for this treatment, (It isn't on the NHS) so we now have to raise the money ourselves, and hopefully with your support.
The treatment involves processing my blood to remove one type of cell and pump in another special type of targeting cell (I really need to learn the jargon, so as soon as I do I will inform you of the exact science behind it so you know what you are helping to fund). It is crucial that I get given this treatment so that another lymphoma doesn't return in the future. Leaving my treatment at the first stage (just having the chemotherapy) and not completing the second phase isn't an option because if it comes back there is only a 50% chance of treating it.
We are exploring every path and going down every avenue to raise the much-needed funds for this £12,550 treatment. So please show your support and donate today, every penny counts and it brings me one step closer to receiving my vital treatment.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and backing
I'm Ashleigh, a 23 year old from Nottingham who is currently battling CNS Lymphoma. I ask you kindly to support me, and donate to my cause so we can raise the £12,550 needed for my key treatment.
I have undergone four cycles of chemotherapy in order to treat my lymphoma, it went as well as it could with positive results. I was always told I needed two types of treatment; one to remove the lymphoma, and the second to kill all the relevant type cells to give me the highest chance of staying in remission. I am left with only one option because radiotherapy is far too dangerous in someone so young, as you have to target the whole brain (which would leave me permanently brain damaged). There is also stem cell transplant which given my medical history (I have a very complicated form of crohn's disease) would carry really high risks. In fact a previous trial focused on using stem cells to actually treat crohn's disease, sadly not all the participants survived and that is why it isn't a feasible treatment option. After putting a case forward we sadly received a rejection letter regarding funding for this treatment, (It isn't on the NHS) so we now have to raise the money ourselves, and hopefully with your support.
The treatment involves processing my blood to remove one type of cell and pump in another special type of targeting cell (I really need to learn the jargon, so as soon as I do I will inform you of the exact science behind it so you know what you are helping to fund). It is crucial that I get given this treatment so that another lymphoma doesn't return in the future. Leaving my treatment at the first stage (just having the chemotherapy) and not completing the second phase isn't an option because if it comes back there is only a 50% chance of treating it.
We are exploring every path and going down every avenue to raise the much-needed funds for this £12,550 treatment. So please show your support and donate today, every penny counts and it brings me one step closer to receiving my vital treatment.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and backing
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Ashleigh Spencer
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