Leanne’s fight against cancer

My beautiful friend Leanne has received some devastating news recently, the words no one should ever have to hear,her cancer is back and is stage 4, she needs all the help now to fight this,especially for her 3 handsome boys. If anybody is in a position to donate or do some fundraising we would be forever grateful. I will share Leanne's story below in her own words.

Hi, my name is Leanne, i'm an independent Mammy to 3 very handsome, kind and loving boys, Jake 8, Carter 6 & Teddy 4. I'm sharing my story because my whole world has been turned upside down and i need support.

In 2023 i was diagnosed with Triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive type of breast cancer with a high rate of reoccurrence, i underwent 7 months of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, and thankfully managed to work through it all and keep things as normal as possible for the boys, in may 2024 all my scans showed no signs of cancer, thank god i thought..il never take anything for granted again, life was getting back to normal slowly, life was good again... surely that has to be it now, things can only get better right? Wrong..

Fast forward to February 2025 i had a routine CT scan for something non cancer related, however the results of this scan showed some small nodules on my lung and i was sent straight over to the breast care clinic to see my consultant, who explained they suspect this is metastatic spread and would need a biopsy. The 2 week wait for biopsy results was crippling, when i walked into the room for my results and seen my consultant in the room i just knew straight away it was bad news, my biggest fears came true, i was diagnosed with stage 4 mTNBC (metastatic triple negative breast cancer) treatable but not curable, How.Is.This.Happening My eldest son was making his communion the following week, i was a basket of emotions, thinking il probably not be alive to see my other 2 boys make their communion, every day i felt like this must be a bad nightmare, this can't be real. I felt completely powerless, i have to leave my babies, my 3 best friends in this world without me, thinking about the pain they will have to live with and I, their Mam can't take that pain away from them, i can't make it better like a Mammy is supposed to. It's been a whirlwind of emotions every day, and everything has been happening a million miles a minute.

After a lot of research and connecting with people in a similar situation i decided theres no way im giving up without a fight, i have so much to live for, I have 3 babies to fight for, i need to try my best to make this better for them. So I started weeky chemotherapy and 2 weekly immunotherapy on 29th May and have found a doctor that can treat me with complimentary medicine alongside my chemotherapy and immunotherapy. So far treatment has been difficult, I have aches from head to toe, nausea, constipation, hair loss and just no energy. I'm reaching out because I need help accessing funds for this Complimentary treatment. Every donation, no matter the size, will help me access this potentially life-saving treatment and watch my boys grow up.

As a single Mammy and the only bill payer i have no choice but to keep working whatever days my job can give me while i navigate my way through this awful time. I work as a part time hair stylist and unfortunately at the moment my job are not able to guarantee me working on my 'good days' so money is a worry already with trying to keep up rent, bills, shopping, keep the boys in hobbies etc. try keep the ship running.

Them boys are my everything, my whole world, everything i do is for them and with them, they really are my best friends and i need to fight to be here to grow up with them and love them and not just be a memory on the wall.

Your donation could give me a big chance to fight back against this disease. Thank you so much for your support.