Kay pays back!

In January 2023, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and admitted to the Churchill cancer hospital.

I am only part way through my treatment and so far I have had:

- 36 bags of chemotherapy

- 60 overnight stays hospital

- 38 blood transfusions

- 10 platelets transfusions

- 3 bone marrow biopsies

- 1 operation

I have another round of chemo, a stem cell donation, 5 weeks in hospital, 4 bone marrow biopsies and countless transfusions and drugs to go!

This treatment plan was created by 8 doctors and consultants and I was cared for by a team of 18 nurses.

It’s mind blowing when you work out the cost of my treatment alone but especially during my time in hospital, it’s hard watching the huge amount of extra hours worked unpaid, reliance on donations and lack of support/funding for the staff.

I wanted to create a space to give back and start to make a dent in “my bill” to fight this horrible disease, after all health care isn’t free everywhere! I wanted to try and make a difference for those who will sadly tread a similar path to me.

To help pay back my bill, I will be encouraging donations to support different initiatives throughout the final stages of my treatment and my recovery.

All the initiatives will be linked to my stage of recovery either at home or in hospital and will be to help aid returning to better health or by donating time and effort to help others.

Please follow my page to keep up to date with my initiatives and if you can give generously to help those who have helped me so much and those who will benefit in the future.