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Updated on February 2, 2024

It's been two years since I've been fighting breast cancer. I've been through hell. I am currently trying to get my body back to full fitness. Gastrointestinal problems and constant foot neuropathy appeared. I need funds for treatment and rehabilitation. Please help. I believe that goodness returns.

Updated on December 29, 2022

My body is weakened due to my stressful situation, which compounds other problems such as stomach pain and shingles.
Additionally, the neuropathy I suffer from is not getting weaker, but is getting stronger.
Currently, my only source of income is a pension of PLN 1,000. The collection has also stopped receiving funds, so I lack the resources to pay for treatment and rehabilitation. I will be grateful for any help.

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Until my diagnosis, I didn't realize what a real nightmare was. I have often experienced human suffering and have never been indifferent to cries for help. I have devoted a large part of my life to supporting people in difficult situations, offering them material support or assistance in writing appeals in extreme cases, such as evictions.

I helped because I knew that life is not a bed of roses and sometimes the smallest gesture, word or action is worth its weight in gold. I have also been exposed to many tests in my private life. I am a mother of three children. My son began to struggle with hearing loss when he was still an infant, bordering on deafness. I quickly found myself in the role of a teacher, being a link between my son and the world of sounds.

You could say that so far I have coped with every new challenge that has come my way. However, I can recall a specific date when the scale of misfortunes weakened my internal stubbornness and will to fight. February 2, 2021 I found out that I suffer from malignant breast cancer. It turned out that my condition was palliative and there was no chance for me.

I lost all hope and was lost in the darkest thoughts. I felt that the specter of illness was hanging over me and it was impossible to fight it because the cards had already been dealt - clearly to my disadvantage. My children saved me at that moment. No matter how traumatic my situation was, I had three people with me who made every attempt worth it, even if these actions were doomed to failure.

My daughter immediately began a desperate search for a facility where I could start treatment. In this way, already on February 4 I started therapy in a hospital in Krakow. The doctors' prognosis was pessimistic to say the least. At every step I was confronted with the fact that my tumor was inoperable, which made my chances almost zero. During the biopsy, the tumor grew - each day, each subsequent action turned against me.

Chemotherapy turned out to be a chance for life. Only full therapy, based on as many as 16 chemotherapy courses, could be effective. I was tired, both mentally and physically, and in my mind's eye I could see how the chemotherapy was taking away the last of my energy, the last of my only ammunition in the fight against a relentless opponent.

After chemotherapy, it was possible to surgically remove the tumor. What was supposed to be a breakthrough in my treatment almost took my life. After the surgery, a nurse found me under the hospital bed. The worst possible scenario came true - an artery ruptured. I was dying, at that moment I know that if it weren't for the doctors' quick reaction, I would have lost my life, just because I fought so hard for it.

Today I can say that my opponent is dormant and I am struggling with the effects of all my attempts to defeat him. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy weakened my body and led to many side effects, the reduction of which requires a huge investment of time and money. I lost my appetite, and I know that a proper diet is necessary to effectively prevent the recurrence of the disease. I also need care from doctors specializing in gastrology, dermatology and vascular surgery. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy led to extensive skin lesions and bursting of veins (especially in the legs). One of my worst conditions is neuropathy, as a result of which I lost feeling in my feet. Therefore, numerous visits to a physiotherapist are necessary.

Cutting yourself off from the past is almost impossible. Not only my memories remind me of my disease, but also the side effects that I still struggle with to this day. I can't forget the fear, and I can't get the pain out of my mind because I still feel it. Today I know that I survived because I love life. I love life and the loved ones with whom I can share it. I would like to be able to celebrate every day again - for myself and for them. That's why I'm asking you for help. I believe that with the help of doctors I will be able to get rid of my ailments and thus achieve complete victory over the disease. I am asking you for help in returning to normality.

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