A heartbroken mum has been instructed she might have simply months left to reside after being kicked within the abdomen throughout an assault. Sheena Hardman was given the devastating information that she has incurable bowel most cancers simply months after giving beginning to her daughter, Rhea.
The 41-year-old first began experiencing abdomen pains after being assaulted outdoors her Warrington dwelling whereas placing her child within the automotive in November final 12 months. She initially although the pains have been coming from her C-section scar and attended Warrington Hospital to get checked over.
Nonetheless, after operating numerous exams, docs discovered that the mum-of-two had three tumours in her bowel - one in every of which had unfold to her lymph nodes. Her household are actually hoping to seek out another type of remedy by means of non-public healthcare and have arrange a Gofundme web page to assist cowl the prices.
Talking to the Liverpool Echo, Sheena’s sister Shelley Harrison, 38, mentioned : “She was kicked within the abdomen and clearly as a result of she’d had a C-section she simply assumed the pains after the assault have been associated to that and went to A&E. They principally mentioned the place she was having ache from the assault, it wouldn’t actually be an after have an effect on of the C-section. It wasn’t actually in the suitable place and she or he wouldn’t have pains the place she was experiencing them.”
Sheena went for a scan adopted by a biopsy, the outcomes of which confirmed she had three cancerous tumours in her bowel, one in every of which had additionally unfold to her lymph nodes. She was referred to Clatterbridge Most cancers Centre in Liverpool earlier than beginning a gruelling course of chemotherapy at Halton Hospital.
Shelley mentioned: “The remedy was seeing if they might sort out the smaller tumour and assist to shrink the larger one, after which they might perceive what the following steps can be. I believe she was simply numb to start with. She simply had a bit child woman who's now 14 months previous.
“It’s one thing you may’t actually course of. I believe it’s solely now she’s began to course of the information that she’s really not acquired a variety of time. The advisor mentioned to her 'if there’s something you need to do and haven’t completed it’d be sensible to do it this 12 months.'”
Sheena married her companion Chris Hardman, 40, in June earlier than spending their honeymoon in Ibiza. The primary cycle of chemotherapy was profitable in shrinking the tumour, nonetheless Sheena suffered one other blow in June when she contracted sepsis, adopted by a a number of different infections.
Throughout this time she was unable to proceed together with her remedy, together with her most cancers doubling in dimension. In September, Sheena was left shattered after being instructed her most cancers is terminal and she or he might have simply months left to reside with out remedy - or a 12 months if remedy is profitable.
The mum-of-two has began making reminiscence packing containers for her youngsters, which they will look by means of as they develop up. She has additionally purchased presents for each single one in every of their birthdays and different milestones she will not get to see them obtain.
Sister Shelley has arrange a Gofundme web page to assist Sheena, Chris and their youngsters, 13-year-old Joel and 14-month-old Rhea as they appear into totally different choices for personal therapies.
Shelley mentioned: “To suppose that everybody goes by means of a tough time financially and other people have nonetheless acquired funds to donate.
"There’s individuals on [the fundraising page] that I don’t even know which have donated a giant chunk of cash. It makes you realise there’s so many good individuals on the market.”
To donate to the Gofundme web page click on right here.
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