Ovarian cancer Natasha’s story continued

Hi my name is Natasha I am 49 years old I am married with one daughter,running is my

passion.

My journey started 15 years ago when I was

diagnosed with breast cancer DCIS (ductal

carcinoma in situ)

I had to face fine needle aspiration,deep core

biopsy and major surgery (double mastectomy)

It was an awful time,seeing my body

completely change and having to adjust to my new implants and having to think about

preparing a memory box for my daughter

thankfully the cancer was caught in time and I

didn’t require any further treatment,I was

tested for the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes and I

didn’t have either mutation.

Fast forward to present day,

I was diagnosed with advanced high grade

serous ovarian cancer and given the

devastating news that I couldn’t be cured and

that the doctors could only prolong my life

(40% chance of living 5 years)

I have had chemotherapy,keyhole surgery,my

surgeon was unable to perform complex

debulking surgery at UHCW so I went to

London for the surgery,it has been absolutely

gruelling,after the major surgery I was put on

PARP inhibitors (Niraparib) sadly they didn’t

work,then I had the opportunity to participate

in a trial,my tumours were tested for a protein

called Folate Receptor Alpa and that came

back positive so I started the trial,yet again this hasn’t worked for me,I am now on another

type of chemotherapy,sadly my options are

running out.

I was on the documentary Hospital (series 7

episode 2) you can see my story there.

There is no apparent reason for me to have

developed cancer for a second time,what

destroys me more than anything is knowing

the pain,loss and complete devastation my

daughter will feel when I am gone,I am

saying this because my mum passed away age

41 of breast cancer,she never got to see me

marry or meet her granddaughter,this is going to happen to me too.

I am reaching out to everyone to help me raise funds for DCT (Dendritic cell therapy) this will

give me more time to make precious

memories with my husband,daughter and

family,thank you all so much.

Natasha.