A mum diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in her lung is hoping to get life-saving treatment in Mexico.
Stephanie Scullion, 35, from Glasgow, was diagnosed two years ago with differentiated synovial sarcoma, a form of soft-tissue cancer, and since then has had to undergo many procedures.
Her tumour was originally detected as it was rapidly growing from her right lung into the lining of her heart.
Ms Scullion’s right lung collapsed during one of the four attempts at a biopsy of the tumour, GlasgowLive reports.
Due to her chemotherapy over the last six months, she has ended up in intensive care with osteoporosis, sepsis and pneumonia and underwent an operation in December 2020 which would attempt to remove her full lung.
However, she was told that the lung would have to stay put as operating on it could be a risk to her life.
However, she was told that the lung would have to stay put as operating on it could be a risk to her life.
Ms Scullion was then placed on radiotherapy as her illness reached a point where she was coughing up lumps of blood.
She is currently receiving palliative care and faces another gruelling round of chemotherapy to keep the tumour at bay.
Only three rounds of treatment will be offered to try to stop the growth before there will be nothing else medics can do.
Toni Ryan, a friend of Ms Scullion, said: "Stephanie has now just arrived home from the hospital as she now has pericardial effusion which is a build-up of blood around her heart which leaves her feeling like she is having a heart attack every time this flares up.
"Stephanie received great care at the hospital and it was explained to her that it’s her tumour causing her heart to have a reaction and fill with fluid between the double layer around the heart."
In order to get the money for what could be a potentially life-saving operation, a fundraiser has been set up to get her to Mexico so she can begin a new chapter of life with her daughter, Savannah, who is seven years old.
Mr Ryan added: "We have come across a place in Mexico which has an outstanding success rate in curing people's “incurable cancer”.
"After getting in contact with them and going through numerous consultations they have given her the amazing news that they can help her and can help her naturally with no harmful chemicals like the chemotherapy.
"As you can imagine this could be life-saving treatment so unfortunately, this does come with a very high cost. As a family we will be giving all we can, donating weekly and will try to get Stephanie over there but we could use your help.
"Stephanie’s little girl Savannah has been watching her mum go through all this for too long now and needs her mum to get better and can’t go through every day worrying if her mum is going to be okay. She needs her healthy happy mum back by her side.
"Stephanie would also like anyone else who is also battling cancer to get in contact with her to find out more about this treatment and hopefully she can give them some hope."
So far, the fundraiser has helped raise £14,000 of the £60,000 aim for the treatment in Mexico.
All fundraising details can be found here.
