A mum is raising £60,000 towards her cancer treatment after facing delays over her care. Ailsa Guard, 46, was given the devastating diagnosis she had metastatic breast cancer back on February 7.
But she first started to feel ill last November after a lump was discovered in her armpit. Weeks later, on December 15, she was told it was probably Covid-related and to expect an appointment within a matter of weeks. But as time ticked on her condition got worse. She had her first biopsy and scan two months later on February 2. The mum had to undergo a series of mammograms and biopsies along with CT scan and two MRI scans.
Ailsa had been due to have a mastectomy on March 30 but the MRI revealed the cancer was in her lymph nodes in her neck and she needed chemotherapy first ahead of surgery. She had a letter on April 20 warning her of further delays and that her initial meeting with the oncology team would not take place until May 17.
