A mum who lost her son in a caravan fire has months to live after being diagnosed with terminal cancer and is writing cards to her children so they remember her. Erin Harvey, 30, went to the doctor in January 2023 after struggling with bad stomach pain.
She was diagnosed with pancreatitis – when the pancreas becomes inflamed - but after her skin started to turn yellow, she had an endoscopy to look inside her body. Doctors discovered a tumour in her digestive system and diagnosed her with ampullary cancer - a rare form of the disease in the digestive system.
Erin had an operation in February 2023 to remove the 37 by 45mm tumour, as well as her gallbladder, most of her pancreas bile duct, and part of her small intestine and was told she should be cancer-free. She was due to start chemotherapy in June 2023 to “muck-up” the remaining cancer cells but found the disease had spread to her liver - after struggling with further stomach pain.
