Support Cecilia’s Fight Against Cancer
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In June of 2018 – three months after the birth of her second daughter – Cecilia (38) was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer.
Four years before her diagnosis Cecilia and her partner Frank, plus their young daughter (also Cecilia), relocated from their homeland in Hungary to the UK in an attempt to build a new life for their small family fuelled with prospects of opportunity and vitality.
Having completed both a bachelor degree in nursing and education specialising in children with special needs, Cecilia has always been drawn to fields where she has been able to feed her naturally caring nature. In her early career, she worked at a boarding house for children with disabilities as both a carer and later, as a teacher.
Throughout her four years in the UK, Cecilia not only learned a new language and way of life but, she rapidly climbed the career ladder and paved herself a successful pathway into a senior leadership position at a prestigious aged care facility in Bournemouth.
Cecilia’s successful integration allowed her and Frank to plan for their second child, and fairly soon, Cecilia was pregnant.
Lily – their newborn daughter – was born in March 2018. Unfortunately, Cecilia and Frank did not have the opportunity to enjoy the state of euphoria a family is generally blessed with when a newborn arrives. Instead, they had to make rash decisions on what would best suit the abrupt appearance of a very stressful situation.
In June 2018 they hastily relocated back to Hungary in desperate need of support from family, especially the child support role of Frank’s mother, Terez. It would have been impossible for Frank to work to support the family; be the primary caretaker of a newborn baby and eleven-year-old child; and all the while, support Cecilia between medical appointments and treatments.
In early July 2018, Cecilia met with her surgeon in Hungary, and by mid-month Cecilia had stroma formation surgery for bowel rest. At the end of the month, Cecilia had major surgery where she had her ovaries removed and parts of her small intestine and rectum removed. Two days later she had a right-side nephrostomy - a thin, plastic tube (catheter) that is inserted through the skin on your back and into your kidney.
At present, some of Cecilia’s major hurdles are related to the healthcare system available in Hungary which requires her to seek private healthcare as the public healthcare system is dire, including months of waiting for necessary medical appointments – which just isn’t an option with a rapidly spreading tumour.
Being on the Hungarian private healthcare system means that Cecilia and Frank are paying large medical bills while they are both unable to sustain any real form of employment. Frank is Cecilia’s primary carer and is required to support her daily to, and in-between, medical treatments.
Recently, Cecilia has been admitted for six-weeks of radiotherapy and two-weeks of chemotherapy treatment. These circumstances mean that Cecilia will be required to receive treatment five days a week in Budapest presenting hurdles on many fronts, including time spent away from her eleven-year-old daughter and nine-month-old baby. Cecilia’s seventy-year-old mother-in-law will be required to look after both children full-time during her eight-weeks of treatment.
The growing financial strains are taking a toll on Cecilia and Frank’s rapidly decreasing savings accounts, not only including general medical bills but the upcoming weekly commutes from their countryside town in Hungary to the urban centre in Budapest where she will be required to spend the majority of her time.
The reality is that Cecilia is in for a long and hard fight and would appreciate any donation you can make to support her situation.
Any amount in donations is impactful, and every cent is helping Cecilia’s road to recovery.
Four years before her diagnosis Cecilia and her partner Frank, plus their young daughter (also Cecilia), relocated from their homeland in Hungary to the UK in an attempt to build a new life for their small family fuelled with prospects of opportunity and vitality.
Having completed both a bachelor degree in nursing and education specialising in children with special needs, Cecilia has always been drawn to fields where she has been able to feed her naturally caring nature. In her early career, she worked at a boarding house for children with disabilities as both a carer and later, as a teacher.
Throughout her four years in the UK, Cecilia not only learned a new language and way of life but, she rapidly climbed the career ladder and paved herself a successful pathway into a senior leadership position at a prestigious aged care facility in Bournemouth.
Cecilia’s successful integration allowed her and Frank to plan for their second child, and fairly soon, Cecilia was pregnant.
Lily – their newborn daughter – was born in March 2018. Unfortunately, Cecilia and Frank did not have the opportunity to enjoy the state of euphoria a family is generally blessed with when a newborn arrives. Instead, they had to make rash decisions on what would best suit the abrupt appearance of a very stressful situation.
In June 2018 they hastily relocated back to Hungary in desperate need of support from family, especially the child support role of Frank’s mother, Terez. It would have been impossible for Frank to work to support the family; be the primary caretaker of a newborn baby and eleven-year-old child; and all the while, support Cecilia between medical appointments and treatments.
In early July 2018, Cecilia met with her surgeon in Hungary, and by mid-month Cecilia had stroma formation surgery for bowel rest. At the end of the month, Cecilia had major surgery where she had her ovaries removed and parts of her small intestine and rectum removed. Two days later she had a right-side nephrostomy - a thin, plastic tube (catheter) that is inserted through the skin on your back and into your kidney.
At present, some of Cecilia’s major hurdles are related to the healthcare system available in Hungary which requires her to seek private healthcare as the public healthcare system is dire, including months of waiting for necessary medical appointments – which just isn’t an option with a rapidly spreading tumour.
Being on the Hungarian private healthcare system means that Cecilia and Frank are paying large medical bills while they are both unable to sustain any real form of employment. Frank is Cecilia’s primary carer and is required to support her daily to, and in-between, medical treatments.
Recently, Cecilia has been admitted for six-weeks of radiotherapy and two-weeks of chemotherapy treatment. These circumstances mean that Cecilia will be required to receive treatment five days a week in Budapest presenting hurdles on many fronts, including time spent away from her eleven-year-old daughter and nine-month-old baby. Cecilia’s seventy-year-old mother-in-law will be required to look after both children full-time during her eight-weeks of treatment.
The growing financial strains are taking a toll on Cecilia and Frank’s rapidly decreasing savings accounts, not only including general medical bills but the upcoming weekly commutes from their countryside town in Hungary to the urban centre in Budapest where she will be required to spend the majority of her time.
The reality is that Cecilia is in for a long and hard fight and would appreciate any donation you can make to support her situation.
Any amount in donations is impactful, and every cent is helping Cecilia’s road to recovery.
Organizer
Cecília Gilicze
Organizer
England