Fundraiser for our mum, Laura Mcaloon (36)
Every penny donated will now be used to give our mum a beautiful send off and whatever is left at the end will go to my brother and sister who are now going to grow up without their mum. At just 2 and 13, they need this more than anyone. ❤️
We have had the worst possible news as a family and really need the time to process it but more importantly, we need time to be with our mum. This is so hard to write but as my mums battle has been so public I have a duty to let you all know. My mum is tired, her cancer is too aggressive and there’s been a rapid decline. Despite the whole brain radiation, there has been 4 new tumours appear to the brain and one has caused a bleed. Despite the radiotherapy to the lung, the tumour has grown. Despite the chemotherapy, the cancer has continued to spread. Our hearts are absolutely breaking but what we need you all to know is that my mum has not given up, she just can’t do any more than she has. She has been so strong and even yesterday after this news kept a smile on her face. Rest assured, raffles will still be held but of course, this will need to be postponed. Every single penny will now be put towards giving our mum a beautiful send off with the rest being put into accounts for the kids. I wish things were different and at the minute I do not even feel like a real person. I do not even feel like I’m living my own life.
One of my mums wishes are to come home to her kids and the staff at the western are working tirelessly to make this happen. I wish more than anything we could pick my mum up and send her away for treatment but the sad reality is she is not fit enough. In regards to a time frame-we have been given two weeks maximum. The whole family are in pieces and are struggling to accept this but even if we had a million pounds, it’s now too late. I can’t thank everyone enough for the support yous have given my mum, it has helped massively not only financially but emotionally. I now need to log off Facebook and spend time with my mum and our amazing little family. When people tell you time is precious, believe them and please, when you know something is wrong with your body, get it seen to. My mum is one of many who has been failed by the GPS but this is a conversation for another day.
I’m sorry I haven’t had the courage to tell some of you individually. This was the easiest way for us as a family and there is no right or wrong way is there.
What I’d like to add is that my mum’s 37th birthday is in 4 weeks, on the 6th of may. I would be so thankful if everyone could send a card for her as this is one of the few memories we can make at home. Just a card and a message, If you know my mum, add a memory. We want to celebrate this early purely because time is of the essence. Love to you all ❤️.
Address: 16 Marmion Road
Bathgate
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In August of last year, my mum was diagnosed with lung cancer, at only 36 we were shocked beyond belief. Our hearts have been breaking since but we had our hopes raised when she sailed through her chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Unfortunately, we’ve had some news that have given us no other option than to ask for help. The cancer has made its way to her brain through her blood stream and now, it’s been described as terminal. The only treatment they can offer is whole brain radiation to pro long her life which may reduce her quality of life. My mum is strong and we believe she is too strong to accept this fate which is why we want a second opinion. The NHS are stretched to their limits and we appreciate the job they do but unfortunately, they can’t help anymore. We need to seek help from a private clinic in the hope of saving my mums life. My mum had me at just 16 and her whole adult life, she has been an amazing mum. My little brother is only 2 and my sister 13. Please, any help is greatly appreciated and will all go towards getting the best care we can for my mum whether this be clinical trails, second opinions or treatments unavailable to the NHS. They say life begins at 40, my mum is only 36. Anyone who knows her will tell you how great a woman she is, she’s one of a kind and we refuse to let her be another statistic ❤️❤️
In many ways, me and my mum have grown up together. She is the best mum to us all but Little Connor who is only 2 is such a mummy’s boy. No one deserves to battle this horrendous disease and at such a young age, we need to do all we can for her. My mum would never give up on us and we would never give up on her -myself and my little sister (who’s only 13 herself) will be climbing both Arthur Seat and North Berwick Law in two weeks time in the hope to raise all we can for my mums care. We will be doing this on the weekend of the 6th of March !
let’s all pull together and prove that there is hope beyond a terminal diagnosis!
UPDATE: Some good and bad news today. Firstly, we have just spoke with Immuncura in Spain to discuss a treatment called Dendritic Cell immunotherapy. This is said to be ‘the most advanced treatment in the world’ which is all good news. More good news is that they can treat my mum in London! We just have to get bloods taken and send them over. The process of Dendrict Cell Therapy is as follows
(1) Take embryo immune cells (monocytes) from the blood
(2) Grow embryos into immune managing cells (dendritic cells) and teach them to fight cancer with cancer antigenes.
(3) Inject intelligent dendritic cells in to the body to instruct the immune system and delete cancer cells.
Like we’ve said previously, we are looking all over. What we didn’t know previously was the potential price of these treatments. This is where the bad news comes in. So far we’ve raised 7 thousand pounds and our goal is 10 thousand pounds. However, after this particular consultation we have discovered that alternative treatments are a lot more than this. We are desperate to help my mum spend more time with us and desperate to get her to a point where she can wake up in the morning and feel able to spend that time with us. So, we have to up the asking total to a very large 40 thousand pounds this is going to be a difficult total to meet but we really will do anything to raise this money. Unfortunately, we’re unable to hold any charity events at the minute with Covid so the most we can do is virtual raffles/ sponsored walks/ door step bake sale Deliveries and so on. If you have any fundraising ideas, please please share them. We are desperate. My mum is still in good shape and she is so so willing to fight this so please share this post, donate a few pounds and if you can, join in on the sponsored walk when restrictions are eased.
It’s really hard for me to ask for things and especially difficult when it is so so much but desperate times mean desperate measures. I know I’m posting every single day but this is our first glitch of hope treatment wise. Demileigh and me are going to do a walk every second weekend in aid of my mum and the very worthy cause that is the hope of saving her life.
So many people have already been so, so kind but I need to ask, share this post for me and share it again tomorrow, the next day and the day after that. Please help us save our mum ❤️
Miracles do happen and that is what we hope for but in order to see a miracle, we must research everything we can. Most importantly though, we need to remain hopeful.
Thank you for taking the time to read this go fund me and thank you to all who has donated. If you’re unable to donate, please share. ❤️
My beautiful mum, only 36 years young
My little brother Connor who is only 2
