Mum-of-three fighting breast cancer begs ‘help me see my children grow up’ after doctors gave her 12 months to live
A MUM-of-three fighting breast cancer begs her doctor to "help me see my children grow up" after being told she has 12 months to live.
Emma Pocknell was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in January while nursing her youngest child, baby Chester.
Her body hasn't responded to chemotherapy and she's been told there's nothing Hereford County Hospital can do save her.
The 34-year-old from Worcestershire is desperate to see her three kids – Olivia, 11, Scarlett, 9, and Chester, 23 months – grow up but the cancer has spread to her spine, pancreas and lungs.
With only 12 months left to live, the mum-of-three is raising money to see a private specialist in London who will help her look at other options in the UK and abroad.
"I'm worried for my children. Every time I cuddle them, it breaks my heart," she said, according to Birmingham Live.
"My worst fear is that my baby Chester won't have any memories of me because memories don't properly form until you are three and I may be gone before he reaches that age.
"My eldest Olivia understands about cancer and asks me if it has spread when I return from the doctors. I have to say 'yes but mummy is trying everything she can to fight this for you'.
"If it wasn't for my children, I would be in bed every day, wallowing in it, but I have to keep going for them and give them hope. Being positive keeps my mind in the here and now."
Emma's good friend Lianne Leigh has launched a GoFundMe page as the young mum is referred to private specialist Dr Stephen Johnston, an expert in the treatment of hormone receptor breast cancer.
Dr Johnston is based at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London and each visit sets Emma back £350, and that's before she gets any treatment that can help her.
Emma said: "I'm living in limbo, waiting for the next scan or appointment and hoping for a positive result.
"My kids are my reason to breathe right now but I need help if I have a chance of fighting this disease and seeing them grow up."
The GoFundMe has been set up under the name ‘Help Emma get to see her children grow up’.
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