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Hello everyone. Most of you know me pretty well. But you might not
know Janet, my ex-wife. Even though we are not together anymore, we
are still good friends. What you might not know about Janet is what a
wonderful, giving person she is. I can tell you that our breakup six
years ago was nothing to do with anything Janet did wrong. She is a
wonderful person. She was a wonderful wife to me and a great mum to
our two children Daniel and Gemma, and she cared for her father in our
home for thirty years, until his recent death at 94 years of age.
Another thing you might not know, is that Janet has been battling
breast cancer for more than 13 years! The cancer was so aggressive
initially that, within three months of her detecting it, her breast
grew to twice its normal size. Because of the speed of growth it was
impossible to remove safely so the doctors gave her chemo to shrink
the tumour, which worked successfully. Her breast was then removed,
along with several affected lymph nodes. She was then put through
painful and debilitating radiation in an attempt to kill any surviving
cells. The long battle has been hard, but Janet is a battler with a
fierce will to live. However, the battle is now getting more difficult
for her. During the last 13 years the tumour has returned several
times resulting in several rounds of chemo. After each round the
tumour has shrunk .... but not disappeared. The surviving cells become
immune to each drug, which means that the oncologists have to
introduce a new drug each round. They are running out of options, and
the tumours have recently come back with a vengeance and are showing
right across her chest. I am constant researching alternative
treatments. There are several that look promising, but the problem is
that they are all quite expensive. Janet needs your help. Let's get
her well again.