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shitscaredmum
@shitscaredmum
Mum of 2, lost Laura to brain cancer Campaigning & fundraising #bemorelaura @OurBrainBank Wrote a 📖lnk.to/TheStarsWillSt… Also on Bluesky
North West, England
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    Dec 22, 2022
    It was a real honour to be interviewed by @ladbible it’s a tough watch for us, but hopefully will help to raise awareness of #Glioblastoma We’re hugely proud of Laura for having the guts to be this honest & brave. @BrainTumourOrg @ourbrainbank @Lionesses @Chloe_Kelly98 #terminal
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    Dec 22, 2022
    Laura was diagnosed with brain cancer in October 2018, at just 18 years old. Here she discusses coping with her illness.
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    May 22, 2023
    I'm heartbroken to share the news that we lost our beautiful Laura in the early hours of this morning. She was fierce & tenacious to the end & it was truly the honour of my life to be her mum. We are devastated at the thought of life without our girl, she was a force of nature💔
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    Nov 2, 2022
    Bad news I’m afraid. Laura’s tumour has grown back within 2 wks of surgery & moved into new areas of the brain, explaining her headaches. Radiotherapy has been brought forward to Monday but things feel pretty bleak. We’re thinking of moving Christmas forward. My heart is broken.
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    May 18, 2023
    The curtain’s half closed but the window’s open & we feel the breeze & hear the birds Laura breathes in & breathes out. When the gap gets long I hold my breath but she’s as tenacious in death as she was in life, despite a week without food or water. We hold hands & she squeezes❤️
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    Dec 9, 2022
    Unfortunately it doesn't look like radiotherapy has done what we'd hoped & Laura's scan showed further tumour growth. She's home now, steroids have settled things & we have morphine to manage the pain. We're broken hearted but there's always hope ❤️ Pls forgive me if I'm quiet
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    May 26, 2023
    Today Laura makes her final contribution to the fight against #glioblastoma by donating her brain to medical research Laura was passionate about improving treatment so that other families don’t go through the same pain as us #BeMoreLaura @ICR_London @BrainTumourOrg @ourbrainbank
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    May 22, 2023
    Laura was frustrated she could no longer give blood once diagnosed with cancer, she always believed it was her duty. So on the day she died, I made it to my appointment because that’s exactly what she would have expected from me. I wanted to tell everyone about her #BeMoreLaura
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    Jun 15, 2023
    She’s home ❤️
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    May 20, 2023
    It’s so hard to watch my lovely bright girl fade away completely. She still breathes but even the hand squeeze has gone now. Her life force is so strong but this is unbearable to watch. I’m scared that all my happy memories have been replaced by the trauma of the last few weeks
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    Dec 6, 2022
    Poorly girl has been admitted to @TheChristieNHS with nightmare headache & constant vomiting, hopefully this IV cocktail will get rid of the pain & nausea. MRI scan tomorrow, I’m sure you can imagine how scared we are, but the staff here are 👌👌👌#Glioblastoma @BrainTumourOrg
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    May 16, 2023
    Laura’s had little more than a few ice chips since Thursday but still she fights. She’s not in pain & the syringe driver has controlled the seizures so we keep her comfortable, hold her hand & wait. We’ve told her that she doesn’t need to fight, she can rest whenever she’s ready.
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    May 21, 2023
    Mark & I are settling down for another night beside Laura’s bed, waking at every whimper & not knowing if she’ll still be with us in the morning. It’s been 11 days now without food or water & every day we think she can’t get any more poorly, but she does. This is so brutal
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    May 21, 2023
    This is how I want to think of Laura so beautiful & incredibly full of life, dancing on stage with her family. #DanceforLife #PeterKay @BrainTumourOrg These are the memories I need to focus on to get me through the unbearable days ahead. #BeMoreLaura ❤️
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    Oct 12, 2022
    We just got the call. The surgeon's happy, no complications & she even managed to say a little hello. Hopefully we should be able to see her later. It's been the longest 4.5 hours of my life & your support has meant the world. Thank you so much for holding Laura in your heart 💜