In February 2022, at the age of 44, with 4 young children, I received a shock diagnosis of Bowel Cancer, and more shocking still, that it had spread to my liver, multiple tumours speckled all over.

Inoperable and incurable I was told.

I was put on a tough chemotherapy regime for 6 months, being told that even stable should be considered a win, chemo resistance would kick in and further lines of treatment would be less effective.

In September 2022, I had a PET scan. I had a major response and even more surprising, the tumours were put to sleep with zero cancer activity.

Sadly, due to the locations of the tumours, it was still not possible to surgically remove them. I was well and so began maintenance chemotherapy.

My cancer remained dormant until very recently. There are signs that it's beginning to wake up, albeit slowly. For now only one small liver tumour has grown (from around 13) and no indication that it is growing elsewhere yet.

My team wish for me to have a treatment called TACE (TransArterial ChemoEmbolisation)

Although available here, it is difficult for patients to access unless in a salvage approach.

We have incredible staff in a very broken health system and too often their hands are ties...

Yet this treatment has the potential to give me many more years. This is my wish, to be here for as long as I can with my husband and children, and to continue my work in Bowel Cancer Ireland, supporting patients around the country.

To access this treatment, I need to go to Frankfurt. I would need about 4 treatments in all (with the hope of removal afterwards)

Each treatment costs €4,000 with flights extra and overnight accommodation

My hope is that the HSE will reimburse, however this is a lengthy process (can take several months) and I would need to pay upfront in any event. I would not receive full reimbursement either.

Any excess funds or reimbursement, will help towards therapies to help me recover, and will be invested into Bowel Cancer Ireland to expand our work in Ireland.

I am asking for help to reach my goal of €25k. Every euro and cent helps and every share increases the chance of donation.

Thank you for helping in any way you can.

Niamh, Gearoid, our children and close family 💙

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