Last November Fiona was told that the treatment she received for her breast cancer had been a success. It had been a rough year all round and she was elated. She was, and is, immensely grateful for the support she received from family and friends and was happily able to take up the reins again at home and work.

That elation was short lived however, as at the end of May she underwent further scans and tests and found out that it had returned in her lymph system. It had not gone,only hidden, and was in fact a much more aggressive form of breast cancer than was originally thought. To add insult to injury she was also told that there had been a mistake. A human error. The radiotherapy prescribed to prevent it's return had not been applied to the lymphs in her neck..... the very place it has now originated. How long would this cancer have stayed at bay if the instructions given for the treatment intended to prevent its return had just been followed? We will never know the answer. Whilst her doctors are deeply apologetic and negligence is apparent, it does not help her right now. And she needs help right now. She can make a claim against them, however such a claim would likely be a very lengthy, emotionally, physically and financially draining process and she is honestly not sure what the future holds.

She has started chemotherapy again, the aim being to control the cancer. The speed in which it has returned indicates it is unlikely to be cured by the conventional, approved in the UK, drugs that are on offer. This has taken a while to sink in.

Last week she was told that the tumors in the lymph's in her neck and chest have grown considerably and it has also spread to her liver despite the chemotherapy she is on. Quite frankly, it is not working.

There are alternatives to chemotherapy. She has found The Advanced Gerson Therapy Clinic in Mexico, Dr Callebout's naturopathic programme and GCmaf,a drug offered outwith the UK. We hope to raise money to fund these.