A mum was forced to have her nose removed after doctors thought she has sinusitis. Katie Froggatt began feeling pain in her nose in June 2021 and went to see her GP.
At first they told her it was down to sinusitis and she was put on antibiotics. But months later she went back to her doctors and they found what looked like polyps in her nose.
Sadly, Katie, who loved ones describe as being the "bubbliest person you will ever meet", was then diagnosed with sinus cancer. Nicola Patterson, her best friend of 25 years, said: "From June to December she just got put on antibiotics and thought she had polyps.
"In January last year she got diagnosed with sinus cancer, an aggressive cancer, and had an operation to have part of her nose removed. It's now come back despite having major operations as well as radiotherapy.
"She was going to get her nose reconstructed but in September last year, it came back. Then in December, she had to have her nose removed. The cancer has now spread to her lungs. It's awful. She needs a prosthetic nose and she's trying another round of radiotherapy on her lungs."
Before being diagnosed with cancer, Katie worked as a hairdresser but had to give up her job to get treatment. Her friends and family are now trying to raise money to get her private treatment as well as pay for her to travel to America to get the best prosthetic nose possible.
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Nicola said: "She's the most happiest, outgoing and bubbliest person you will ever meet. Having her daughter was the best thing that ever happened to her.
"She's such a lovely person, you won't hear anyone say a bad word about her. Throughout all this, she's stayed very positive and strong. It's probably one of the hardest things anyone can go through."
On Friday, February 8, Nicola along with a number of Katie's friends and family will be taking on a night walk to raise money for the mum. To read more or donate, click here.
