11/10/2026
mam given new hope after devastating Stage 4 cancer diagnosis โ and she needs our help ๐
Sara has stage four metastatic melanoma and was offered access to a clinical trial in London following years of treatment.
After surgery and immunotherapy, the cancer later returned and has since spread, now tumours have been found in her leg and lungs and a lesion discovered on her brain ๐
Sara had been told her prognosis could be measured in months.
But she now has access to the IGNYTE-3 clinical trial, which the fundraiser says involves treatment being injected directly into tumours.
The difficulty is that Sara lives in Sunderland while her treatment is in London.
She is expected to make weekly journeys for the next few months, followed by monthly visits, creating substantial travel and accommodation.
A ยฃ4,500 fundraiser has now been launched to help the family meet those needs.
https://gofund.me/5f1c6fcef
โ ๏ธ Sunderland mum given new hope after devastating Stage 4 cancer diagnosis โ but must travel to LONDON every week
Friends are rallying around a Sunderland mum with stage four metastatic melanoma after she was offered access to a clinical trial in London following years of treatment.
According to a fundraiser organised by her friend Kerry Rafferty, Sara was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2018. After surgery and immunotherapy, the cancer later returned and has since spread, with the fundraiser saying tumours have been found in her leg and lungs and a lesion discovered on her brain.
Sara, whose eight-year-old son Harvey and husband Edd are described as โher worldโ, is now using a wheelchair and experiencing severe pain.
Her friend says previous immunotherapy failed to control the disease and Sara had been told her prognosis could be measured in months.
But the family has now been given fresh hope through the IGNYTE-3 clinical trial, which the fundraiser says involves treatment being injected directly into tumours.
The difficulty is that Sara lives in Sunderland while her treatment is in London.
She is expected to make weekly journeys for the next few months, followed by monthly visits, creating substantial travel and accommodation costs while Edd adjusts his working hours to accompany her.
A ยฃ4,500 fundraiser has now been launched to help the family meet those needs.