Australian Tameika McBride (30) She felt something was wrong with her health. Blood test results never showed anything and doctors thought it was just anxiety, informs The turning point occurred only after 10 years in 2023, a few weeks after the birth of the son. A fresh double mum noticed a great swelling on the neck.
The first examination did not bring any answers and the problem disappeared. But in November 2024, Tameika found a swollen lymph node on the left side of her neck, which again worried her. The swelling did not disappear even after two months and the doctor sent it for further examination. The next day she listened to the overwhelming diagnosis. Reached o thyroid cancer.
“I collapsed, I couldn’t stop crying. I thought it was the death sentence,” admitted. The doctors removed her 34 lymph nodes, 12 of which proved to be malignant. In addition, a double mother learned that she has an aggressive type of cancer and also suffers from Hashimota’s disease. It is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes long -term thyroid inflammation.
Tameika underwent a demanding treatment in June this year, during which she had to be completely isolated in the hospital from the family “My kids are still small. The daughter knows I’m sick, but he doesn’t understand what it means,” She says sadly the mother of a 4-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy. Tameika yourself pays expensive infusions of vitamin C, more than EUR 170 a week, as they are not overwhelmed by the insurance company.
