After she got a fever and lost her voice, you Four -time Mom Kirsty Lawson (53) thought she had caught an unpleasant winter virus. However, when her neck appeared as big as the egg, for sure ordered to visit her doctor. , the tests revealed that he is suffering from a malicious form of cancer, which, in her words, is incurable.
Kirsty you are already in 2018 She began to notice that she was very tired. Later, there was another symptom, losing her voice. “I’ve always been quite healthy, I was eating and practicing well,” explained Wandsworth’s mother, South London. “I thought it was just a virus but Then I discovered a lump on my neck. So I thought I’d be examined, “she added.
Passed the examination with a doctor who also initially thought he had only a virus. Although he only sent her home with drugs, Kirsty returned six weeks later because her voice was still not returning. “In the hospital me They did further tests and agreed to visit me with a specialist for ear, nasal and cervical diseases. While I got to him. It has passed about 12 weeks and I still had no voice“she explained.
When her specialist looked at her neck, he was not satisfied with her condition. “He made me a biopsy with a thin needle and ultrasound and asked if I had swollen lymph nodes elsewhere. I told him that I have in my armpit and on the groin. ”she noted that it Finally, it has led to the discovery of a rare type of blood cancer called lymphoma from coal cells (MCL)that was in the third stage.
This disease arises when white blood cells are called lymphocytes out of control and wandering around the body. This type of cancer affects immunity and in addition to painful swelling in the neck, groin and armpit area can also cause strong sweating, weight loss and fever. “I was shocked. My four children were afraid I would die,” Kirsty said.
She was found from the swollen lymph nodes. (illustration photo)
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Mom soon She underwent surgery to remove swollen lymph nodes as well as chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. Thanks to this treatment, she got into remission, but her cancer is incurable. “There is no no guarantee how long I will be in it. It can be six weeks, six months or six years. We do not have a fixed time frame, “she said.
Kirsty after diagnosis with family moved to the United Kingdom, decided to do something to help people with cancer. She noticed a device that could be easily used at home to detect breast cancer cells at an early stage. Founded the company that launches this device in the UK. “The disease I have is very difficult to visible but breast cancer is different. Women They can also use this device at home“she said.
