Our gorgeous Katie, our lil sis, daughter, aunty, friend to so many, wife to Matt and the most devoted Mum to her three young children: Joey, Annie and Jamie, has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The news is devastating and heartbreaking, but we know Katie is ready to begin her treatment again and we know she will beat this.

Katie is the most beautiful, kind, positive and genuine person you’re likely to ever meet. She and Matt love each other endlessly and together they are raising their 3 children, all who have autistic diagnoses. Their household is very busy but every day is filled with endless love, joy and laughter.

We are raising money to help ease some of the financial pressure Katie and Matt face as they navigate this very tough and heartbreaking time. Money raised will go toward medical expenses, travel costs, and household expenses.

We would be so grateful if you are able to donate, but completely understand if you are unable to. Below is Katie’s story told by Katie in her courageous and heartfelt words. Please share her story and this GoFundMe link. We thank you for any support you can give our beautiful Katie and the Lamb family. Please keep Katie in your prayers and thoughts. Thank you so very much.

~ Katie’s Story ~

Hi. My name is Katie Lamb. I am currently 44 years old. In February 2026 I went in for stoma reversal surgery believing that the cancer journey that started in November 2024 was behind me, only to wake up from surgery to be told the cancer has progressed to stage 4. The word incurable was used. I was told that even with more chemotherapy I could hope for a very small amount of time on this earth. Not even enough for my youngest children to reach double digits.

This news is completely devastating.

I want to fight for a better result. I want to fight to do all I can to gain more time on this earth. For my husband, my friends and family but most of all for my beloved children.

I will do more chemo. And likely more surgery’s. But in attempt to gain more time and ideally remission I want to do absolutely everything I can.

I would like to combine chemo with every option I can, including prayer as well as optimal nutrition, additional medical assistance/appointments and extra medical supplies. Thank you for considering partnering with us to do everything to fight for life.

Here’s a bit of our story.

In November 2024 we made a long awaited trip to see my husbands (Matt) mum. Due to covid and the fact that our 3 kids are all diagnosised autistic travelling to see her was challenging. It was a really special trip. With no suggestion of what would happen within days of our return.

On what seemed like a normal day I went to use the bathroom to then collapse on the floor in agony. The ambulance had to carry me away to the hospital with my children besides themselves. No pain relief touched the pain. I went in for surgery with no one understanding what was wrong. The doctors were devastated to discover my bowel had perforated, putting me in a life threatening situation. A stoma was created while we waited histology results.

During this time Matt’s mother sadly passed away. I was discharged but too unwell to attend the funeral. I finally got news my histology was back and I had stage 3 bowel cancer. I had to call my husband during his mother’s funeral with the shocking news that I had cancer.

As soon as I recovered from surgery we launched into 12 sessions of chemo over 6 months. It was a hard slog. There are different types of chemo. Mine involved me going home with chemo running through an iv line over 3 days. Every 2 weeks. This was particularly hard to manage with the small children with autism and adhd I had to mostly lock myself in my room in fear that they would accidentally pull on the iv connected to a port connected to my heart.

My husband became unable to work as I found my health was a full time commitment as well as Matt had to take on the role of homeschooling for our special needs children. They attend school partially with the majority of their schooling being homeschooling. His caregiving role is a large load to carry as we have no family based locally.

It’s now been 8 months since I finished chemo and my body is definitely still in recovery and I am still experiencing peripheral neuropathy.

I met with the surgeon in Nov 2025 and it felt like such good news. The CT scan was clear. There was talk about removing my large intestine and then having a permanent stoma bag. But my surgeon felt it was suitable for me to get the stoma reconnected so I would be normal again, without removing further intestine. It was very exciting news.

The much anticipated surgery was booked in for February 2026. We had, as a family gone through a year that was so incredibly challenging. We were all super excited for me to get all fixed up and have all the cancer behind us.

After I woke up from surgery I sensed something was wrong. And I was then told they couldn’t do the surgery because when they cut me open they found extensive cancer. So now stage 4. Devastating. The type of cancer due to its nature had been undetected on the ct scan. We went from thinking it was all behind us to this giant mountain plonked right in front of us. The doctors gave me a super poor prognosis. Even with more chemo it’s just too heart breaking to write it. I won’t.

Which leads us to this space. They have done all the can for me. They are labeling this incurable.

I can’t leave my children without their mum. I didn’t even want to go to hospital for 5 days as they would miss me so much.

I can’t settle for their verdict.

So I’ll do the chemo. But I’m also going to do whatever else I can. I’ve already gotten fit and that has helped. But now I’m going to eat better. And add other cancer fighting medication supplies and supplements that have shown promise to others. These products are expensive.

We know we are loved by you. Please don’t feel pressured to help us financially. But if you would like to partner with us in this way then you are invited to help.

Our three weapons are:

Prayer. We believe in the mighty name of Jesus.

Chemo. We believe in using it to give is more time for a miracle.

Other medications. We believe God has made creation and our body with special foods and supplements that work in synergy with the healing action of our body.

Please keep us in your prayers.

Believing the best is yet to come.