A Dumbarton lady has thanked her colleagues at an area chippy for his or her assist in serving to her battle breast most cancers, after they organised a fundraiser to lift cash for the ward which handled her.
Silverton Quick Meals will probably be operating a charity occasion immediately (Tuesday), with each supper being offered for less than £1.99 between 3pm and 9pm.
All proceeds will probably be donated to the Vale of Leven most cancers ward to permit them to proceed offering lifesaving therapy to the area people.
Bernadette Maguire has labored for the chippy for 4 years and has thanked the employees at Silverton Quick Meals for his or her assist.
She stated: “I used to be recognized on October 11, 2019. One of many earlier bosses had a chest an infection, and I got here down with a cough and alongside my ribs have been sore. However that was how I discovered a wee lump.
“It was all the way down to that man coming down with a cough. I all the time say to him, ‘you saved my life’.”
“My niece and I have been speaking about having a charity night time earlier than going into lockdown, and my boss Reza steered doing the charity occasion within the chippy. He has been good.”
Bernadette began chemotherapy therapy within the ward on the finish of 2019 and has spoken about how a lot she appreciates the native ward.
She stated: “I'm actually grateful. I didn’t even know in regards to the most cancers ward earlier than being recognized with breast most cancers.
“The employees have been good with something you requested and all the time answered it.
“I used to be nervous going by way of with the therapy in lockdown, however I did have the selection of whether or not I wished to hold on with it. My final therapy was March 20, and specialist nurse Gerry (O’Hare) put me into lockdown earlier than the nation did on the twenty sixth.
“He informed me to not let anybody into my home. I used to have district nurses come to present me injections, however Gerry requested me to do it myself. I agreed as a result of I knew that if I had any issues, I might’ve phoned them up anytime.”
Bernadette is receiving outpatient therapy from the ward.
Gerry O’Hare, the Scientific Nurse Specialist on the unit, stated: “Donations from the group have been excellent up to now.
“The ward strives to be as pleasant and welcoming as attainable for sufferers. That is carried out with the assist of the locals and individuals who maintain the ward expensive to their hearts.
“There have been many charity evenings at surrounding companies and social golf equipment, and a few nameless donors have even been in a position to assist sufferers when falling into monetary hardship, corresponding to paying a invoice or just serving to with a meals store.
“Whereas I'm not from the native space, the folks have genuinely welcomed me with open arms. It's a group the place folks take care of each other.”