A mother of three from Leeds has been told she has just four weeks to live after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Tracy Linley had been losing a lot of weight and was taken to hospital for blood tests which then uncovered that she had cancer in her spine and liver.
Following more scans three weeks later, the cancer had spread “everywhere” and on October 25 was told that she had only weeks left to live.
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Tracy, who was born and raised in Kirkstall, was left devastated after receiving the news and was “crying” and “upset” when she found out.
Her niece Carys Fulthorpe said: “She found out after losing a lot of weight she was rushed into hospital and blood was taken and she was told she has liver cancer and cancer of the spine but unfortunately three weeks later after she had more scans they said it has spread everywhere and was untreatable and they give her four weeks they have MacMillan nurses coming round every now and then to help with pain.
“I haven’t seen my auntie for a while due to living far away when she was with a partner, then she moved into a home and because of covid I still couldn’t go see her, but when she rings My dad I always say hiya, how you doing, etc, my dad knew something was wrong and then we found out my auntie her sister was shocked.”
The family is hoping to raise money to take Tracy, who is turning 60 next month, out on her “perfect day” to see some dolphins.
They are also hoping that they can raise enough money so they can give her the perfect send off.
Cerys added: I want to try to raise enough money to give her the perfect day. She's a lover of dolphins. I want to be able to get her on a boat somewhere to be able to see some dolphins within the UK.”
The GoFundMe reads: “She’s currently in a home and can’t walk very far… her health has dropped drastically and I just want to make one day special enough for her to remember or something towards her funeral that would make it special.”
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