Dylan and Daisy’s Cancer Fundraiser
Hi my name is Taylor and I have two Miniature dachshunds Dylan and Daisy who are helping me raise money for macmillan as we want to help others going through cancer as cancer has sadly affected our family.
As many people have been affected by cancer I would like to raise as much money as I can in order to help the people and families who are currently or have previously suffered with cancer.
I would like to highlight In particular brain cancer as the treatments haven’t changed in last 40 years and research into brain tumours is underfunded. As just a small percentage of the money spent each year is spent on brain tumour research.
You can also suffer with Secondary brain cancer and this is where the cancer starts somewhere else in the body and spreads to the brain. Some types of primary cancer’s are more likely to spread to the brain such as lung cancer, breast cancer, bowel cancer, kidney cancer and melanoma. Sometimes the secondary brain cancer is found first before the primary cancer has been diagnosed this is due to potentially not experiencing any symptoms or not noticing a change in your body.
Symptoms will be different for everyone but it will also depend on where the tumour is in the brain. You can experience symptoms such as headaches, feeling/being sick, seizures, personality changes like being confused, weakness on one side of the body and problems with your speech. Once you have been diagnosed with brain cancer your doctor will need you to go for a brain CT scan and a brain MRI scan. This is to allow the doctor to collect as much information about your cancer so they can put you on the best treatment plan which will help fight the cancer.
You will get lots of support from macmillan at every stage of your cancer journey. As finding out about any type of cancer is very hard and difficult to deal with. They also don’t want you to suffer alone that’s why they offer a support line, specialists online and they have meetings where you can talk to other people who are also being affected by cancer. You will also be given information booklets which can help you on your journey and answer any unknown questions you possibly have. But don’t forget you can always ask macmillan nurses questions and they are there for you to lean on just like your family and friends. Don’t suffer alone and let’s get talking about cancer
As many people have been affected by cancer I would like to raise as much money as I can in order to help the people and families who are currently or have previously suffered with cancer.
I would like to highlight In particular brain cancer as the treatments haven’t changed in last 40 years and research into brain tumours is underfunded. As just a small percentage of the money spent each year is spent on brain tumour research.
You can also suffer with Secondary brain cancer and this is where the cancer starts somewhere else in the body and spreads to the brain. Some types of primary cancer’s are more likely to spread to the brain such as lung cancer, breast cancer, bowel cancer, kidney cancer and melanoma. Sometimes the secondary brain cancer is found first before the primary cancer has been diagnosed this is due to potentially not experiencing any symptoms or not noticing a change in your body.
Symptoms will be different for everyone but it will also depend on where the tumour is in the brain. You can experience symptoms such as headaches, feeling/being sick, seizures, personality changes like being confused, weakness on one side of the body and problems with your speech. Once you have been diagnosed with brain cancer your doctor will need you to go for a brain CT scan and a brain MRI scan. This is to allow the doctor to collect as much information about your cancer so they can put you on the best treatment plan which will help fight the cancer.
You will get lots of support from macmillan at every stage of your cancer journey. As finding out about any type of cancer is very hard and difficult to deal with. They also don’t want you to suffer alone that’s why they offer a support line, specialists online and they have meetings where you can talk to other people who are also being affected by cancer. You will also be given information booklets which can help you on your journey and answer any unknown questions you possibly have. But don’t forget you can always ask macmillan nurses questions and they are there for you to lean on just like your family and friends. Don’t suffer alone and let’s get talking about cancer
Organizer
Taylor Cooper
Organizer
England
Macmillan Cancer Support
Beneficiary