Summer needs her mum Nicole to beat Sarcoma
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After giving birth to her Daughter Summer in Nov 2017, Nicole Azzopardi was diagnosed with a rare and incredibly aggressive form of bone cancer- Osteo Sarcoma. She was 27 and her daughter was 4 weeks old. A year on she has endured the most intensive Chemo treatment the body can handle, suffering every side effect in the book. In a matter of weeks she was forced to leave behind her old life - her home, her job, her friends and the opportunity to enjoy her baby's first year of life as she needed intensive care throughout her treatment.
She had major surgery on 16th March 2018 where they battled for 9 hours on the operating table to save her leg. They managed to save it but significant damage was done. She endured four more rounds of chemotherapy and intensive rehabilitation to learn how to walk again.
A standard scan a couple of weeks ago has devastatingly shown the cancer has returned with a tumour in each lung. Unfortunately these cancerous cells were not killed by the chemo and are now immune to it. There are no real options for her in Australia. She is a fighter and for the sake of her daughter she has been accepted into the Bejing Puhua International Hospital, in China, where they have been working with sarcoma patients over the past 5 years through an American trial. This treatment is expensive - $100 000 - will cover the cost of treatment, accommodation & flights. She deserves this fighting chance for her daughter, as the odds are now grim if left without this new treatment.
Nicole is 29 years old and Summer is 19 months old. Both beautiful. They deserve the opportunity to beat this insidious disease and have a future together.
Any help is greatly appreciated. We intend to share more of her story as it unfolds. We believe in full and complete restoration of her life and her family and although it is incredibly hard to share her story, we aim to share as much of it as we can.
She had major surgery on 16th March 2018 where they battled for 9 hours on the operating table to save her leg. They managed to save it but significant damage was done. She endured four more rounds of chemotherapy and intensive rehabilitation to learn how to walk again.
A standard scan a couple of weeks ago has devastatingly shown the cancer has returned with a tumour in each lung. Unfortunately these cancerous cells were not killed by the chemo and are now immune to it. There are no real options for her in Australia. She is a fighter and for the sake of her daughter she has been accepted into the Bejing Puhua International Hospital, in China, where they have been working with sarcoma patients over the past 5 years through an American trial. This treatment is expensive - $100 000 - will cover the cost of treatment, accommodation & flights. She deserves this fighting chance for her daughter, as the odds are now grim if left without this new treatment.
Nicole is 29 years old and Summer is 19 months old. Both beautiful. They deserve the opportunity to beat this insidious disease and have a future together.
Any help is greatly appreciated. We intend to share more of her story as it unfolds. We believe in full and complete restoration of her life and her family and although it is incredibly hard to share her story, we aim to share as much of it as we can.
Organizer and beneficiary
Peter King
Organizer
Nicole Azzopardi
Beneficiary
