Ever lasting memories

So this is never something I ever imagined having to write in my early 20’s and it just seems so unfair and cruel in so many ways.

My mum Bev, has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Our lives have truly changed over night. We have gone from looking forward to our future to cherishing every last moment we have together.

Due to COVID and months of shielding, my mum’s routine check ups for her pre existing health conditions were delayed. Eventually after feeling neglected my mum was given a routine scan to check her lung function. We were soon told that they had found a concerning shadow on her lung and she was referred to a lung specialist.

During this appointment we were under the impression that my mum would receive further tests and possible treatments. However, in a blunt and callous way, with no support or second opinion my mum was given a diagnosis and life expectancy of months and we were sent home to figure out what to do on our own.

I relentlessly made calls to doctors and Macmillan to receive the support that should have been given to us from the beginning. This situation was so distressing on top of such devastating news.

Thankfully, I have now managed to get the right supports in place for my mum and I.

Everyone is truly heartbroken, life can be so cruel. We are living with a constant reminder that we can never truly plan for how our lives will turn out, all we can ever do is trust in our abilities to find inner strength to keep moving forward.

As many that know my mum, she was brought up in Hong Kong and talks about her memories like they were yesterday (she doesn’t stop). It is a place that my mum holds dear to her heart and I always swore to myself that one day I would take her back there so she can show me all the sights she speaks so highly of.

To know there is nothing we can do, leaves us so helpless and it is painful, but to know that I can help her revisit the place she was most happiest in her life one last time would mean the world to us both.

It is with great humbleness that I ask for your help to make this dream a reality. If anyone can donate big or small to help us travel back to her foreign home, I would love to be able take my mum this October whilst she is still capable of travel. Any donations received will go towards flights, PCR tests, quarantine hotels and would be truly appreciated. However if rules and restrictions for flights prove too difficult it will go towards making as many plans as possible to make ever lasting memories.

Any help to make my mums time here better is all I want.

Thank you for taking the time to read our story. ♡