A 'beautiful' mum died just two weeks after doctors told her she couldn't go on her abroad family holiday.
Kirsty Guy, 33, had previously been diagnosed with breast cancer when she was pregnant with her daughter Hallie. The mum-of-two battled through gruelling treatment and gave birth prematurely and was eventually given the all clear.
Determined to make the most of their time as a family of four, husband Shaun Guy said she "took everything on the chin". But two years later, in April 2022, Kirsty began to experience a terrible cough.
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After seeking help from her GP, assuming it may have been a chest infection, tests soon showed she had "patches on her lungs". Kirsty was diagnosed with secondary metastatic breast cancer which had spread to her lungs and doctors said it was "treatable but not curable".
Immediately, the then 32-year-old mum from Ellesmere Post, began more gruelling treatment to prolong her life. Shaun told the ECHO: "She came down with a really bad cough and it got to the point where it was keeping us up at night and getting on top of her.
"With it being Easter we had to wait a few days but it was basically confirmed she had lung cancer and it was terminal."
Kristy's gruelling treatment continued but in March this year she began to experience bad headaches and Shaun said the pain she was experiencing was "unbearable". Assuming it was effects from the chemotherapy and menopause the pain began to worsen.
Just a week before they were due to fly away on holiday, the couple of ten years were told the cancer had spread to her brain and within two weeks she deteriorated rapidly. Tragically, Kirsty died on May 27, aged 33, leaving behind her loving husband and children Scarlett and Hallie.
Shaun, who said the couple went to CenterParcs for a holiday instead, said: "Literally in two weeks she deteriorated. She had memory loss and dizziness. We were due on holiday the Saturday after but we were told she wasn't fit to fly so we went to CenterParcs instead.
"Our last holiday away and she loved every minute of it. She even went swimming for the first time since her mastectomy. We thought she had been given the all clear in 2020 and that was that but this cancer was secondary so we took that as the cancer hadn't gone completely.
"She was beautiful, with the illness she took everything on the chin, she was used to getting bad news and said there was nothing you can do, what's the point in crying."
A fundraiser was previously set up for the family to help the family, which remains open at this time. The fundraiser can be found here.
Urging people to know their bodies, Shaun said: "If you feel something abnormal or something you think is a little worry, I'd recommend going to your GP straight away."
Plans are in place for Kirsty's funeral and anyone wishing to make a donation in her name is being asked to donate to the Clatterbridge. More information about metastatic breast cancer can be found here and more information about lung cancer can be found here.
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