A terminally-ill cancer patient who was 'written off' by British doctors and given just months to live is on the verge of being cured of the disease altogether.
In May this year, Pauline Gahan was given the devastating news that she had stomach cancer – and that it had already spread to her liver, lungs, oesophagus and lymphnodes.
The 60-year-old from Denton was told by specialists that there was nothing they could do for her but her family refused to accept this, and immediately set to work on researching alternative types of treatment.
They came across a facility in Germany named Hallwang Clinic which offered a form of immunotherapy not available on the NHS.
The treatment has been known to provide miracle results, but at a significant cost, so a fundraising campaign was set up to help pay the bills.
So far Pauline has visited the clinic four times, and her latest PET scan has revealed that incredibly the primary cancer tumour in her stomach has gone completely.
But not only that, there is no sign of cancer in her oesophagus, lungs or lymphnodes and all that remains are two small tumours in her liver that have shrunk significantly.
Pauline wrote on Facebook: “These results are hard to believe and it’s going to take some time before I am able to get my head around it all.
“Meanwhile, the fight goes on until every last trace of cancer has gone. Thank you to everyone for all your support, I’m so grateful.”
Pauline’s son, Nick, believes his mum’s cancer story is one that should be shared with the world.
He said: “Mum’s story is of great interest to a lot of people – here’s the lady who was told by top NHS consultants that she was going to die in a short space of time and there was absolutely nothing they could do for her.
“She is now on the verge of being cancer free and we can’t get over it.
“We can’t get over how many people in the UK are told every day that there’s nothing that can be done and it’s not true.”
Pauline’s treatment is estimated to have cost the family around €250,000 so far, and there is still one more trip to fund at the end of August which will be another €30,000.
Her husband, children and loved ones have already remortgaged their homes, taken out loans, maxed out overdrafts and credit cards, and even sold their cars and funding Pauline’s upcoming treatment is more difficult than ever before.
They are now appealing for one last push to help them fund what could be the treatment that gets rid of the cancer altogether.
Nick added: “We have all made sacrifices but it’s nothing when it’s someone you love.We have spent everything but it doesn’t matter if it means we get to keep mum.
“We try and shelter her from the financial strain, but it’s difficult.”
To donate to Pauline and her family, go to her gofundme page here .
