wigs to wishes.org.uk

The “Dawn Hughes Wigs to Wishes Fund” has been set up to enable me to receive further treatment at an Oncology Clinic in Germany where they have had a high success rate in stopping the spread of Cancer in patients and giving them the best possible chance of remission. The Berkshire Cancer Centre have informed me that there is little chance of my Cancer going into remission with the treatment available in this country.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my website. I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself. I'm a wife and mother of 3 young children, Matthew 13, Ellie 10 and Freddie 6. I was first diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2001 at the age of 36. Following Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, I was in remission until a chance MRI scan in Feb 2005 for an unrelated problem, detected that the Cancer had returned. I was then diagnosed with Secondary Breast Cancer. The likely prognosis given in February was 18 months to 5 years. I then had to undergo aggressive Chemotherapy, but following the results of a recent bone scan, it was found that the Cancer is still spreading. The treatment in Germany will cost thousands of pounds and for most people like myself, the opportunity for this is a dream. Many of my Family and Friends want to make this dream a reality and are making tremendous fund raising efforts, because without them, I would not be able to seek the treatment that I so obviously need and which is not being offered in this country.

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Taxotere chemo

First Taxotere chemo. Also had a PICC line put in. This will make it so much easier to administer the drugs as I had such a nightmare the last time with my elusive veins. The only downside to having the PICC line in is that I can’t go swimming and I have to wear a big plastic bag on my arm for bathing so that I don’t get the dressing wet.

Alongside the Taxotere I will be getting a drug called Pamidronate. This will mean that each visit to the hospital for this treatment will take at least 4 hours.

Had a bone scan today also, this is the first one I’ve had since 2001!

posted by Dawn  

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