Narda Hunt - Cancer Treatment
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In 2017 Narda Hunt was given 3 weeks to live when the Metastatic Breast Cancer in her liver was not responding to any treatment options in Canada.
Friends launched a GoFundMe campaign and the family set off to Germany for treatment that would work wonders and kill all cancer on her liver! 4 years later and we are back in the same position. Cancer is back on her liver and Canadain Health Care does not have options for her.
We are back in Germany for 2 rounds of treatments over 6 weeks and will likely be back for 2 or 3 more rounds of treatments.
History
Narda grew up in South Africa. She lost her mom to cancer when she was seven years old. Seventeen years later she married the love of her life in his parents living room in Canada. They have two beautiful daughters that are seven (Olivia) and nine (Annabella). In 2011 Narda was diagnosed with breast cancer and learned that she carried the BRCA2 gene that she subsequently learned runs in her family.
She underwent chemotherapy and thought she had beaten the disease. Then in 2017 a routine CAT scan after a ski accident revealed a tumor on her liver. Tests revealed it was the same cancer as before, now in metastatic form. There is no known cure and 50% of patients do not survive two years.
Narda wants to live 10 years so she can raise her daughters to young adulthood with Brian, as she knows too well the cost of not having a mother during teen years.
Treatment
To fight this horrible disease Narda needs to explore and undergo treatments not currently available in Canada that will enhance the effectiveness of the chemotherapy she is receiving. Cancer drugs and treatments often have decades-long trial periods before becoming available for widespread use and Narda simply cannot wait.
There is a regional treatment available in Germany that has had tremendous effects for people in Narda’s situation.
Making a Difference
Narda wants to make sure that her fight will impact and inspire others. The reality is if Narda had known she was a carrier of the BRCA gene she could have had surgery that would have reduced her chances of having cancer from more than 85% to less than 3%. It would have saved her life.
Narda’s husband Brian is a professional filmmaker, and together they will document Narda’s story and crusade to ensure all women are tested for the BCRA genes so they can take action to prevent cancer.
We need to raise this money NOW so Narda can begin to get the treatment she needs. Please help us raise the money to make sure Brian and Narda can raise their beautiful daughters, Olivia and Annabella, together.
Friends launched a GoFundMe campaign and the family set off to Germany for treatment that would work wonders and kill all cancer on her liver! 4 years later and we are back in the same position. Cancer is back on her liver and Canadain Health Care does not have options for her.
We are back in Germany for 2 rounds of treatments over 6 weeks and will likely be back for 2 or 3 more rounds of treatments.
History
Narda grew up in South Africa. She lost her mom to cancer when she was seven years old. Seventeen years later she married the love of her life in his parents living room in Canada. They have two beautiful daughters that are seven (Olivia) and nine (Annabella). In 2011 Narda was diagnosed with breast cancer and learned that she carried the BRCA2 gene that she subsequently learned runs in her family.
She underwent chemotherapy and thought she had beaten the disease. Then in 2017 a routine CAT scan after a ski accident revealed a tumor on her liver. Tests revealed it was the same cancer as before, now in metastatic form. There is no known cure and 50% of patients do not survive two years.
Narda wants to live 10 years so she can raise her daughters to young adulthood with Brian, as she knows too well the cost of not having a mother during teen years.
Treatment
To fight this horrible disease Narda needs to explore and undergo treatments not currently available in Canada that will enhance the effectiveness of the chemotherapy she is receiving. Cancer drugs and treatments often have decades-long trial periods before becoming available for widespread use and Narda simply cannot wait.
There is a regional treatment available in Germany that has had tremendous effects for people in Narda’s situation.
Making a Difference
Narda wants to make sure that her fight will impact and inspire others. The reality is if Narda had known she was a carrier of the BRCA gene she could have had surgery that would have reduced her chances of having cancer from more than 85% to less than 3%. It would have saved her life.
Narda’s husband Brian is a professional filmmaker, and together they will document Narda’s story and crusade to ensure all women are tested for the BCRA genes so they can take action to prevent cancer.
We need to raise this money NOW so Narda can begin to get the treatment she needs. Please help us raise the money to make sure Brian and Narda can raise their beautiful daughters, Olivia and Annabella, together.
Organizer
Brian Hunt
Organizer
Collingwood, ON
