Shay Kelly Cancer Fund

$61,772 raised

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TARGET $60,000

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Raising funds for: Shay Kelly
Shay Kelly is our beloved friend, sister, daughter and a well-known community services worker who has been helping others for more than 20 years. Now, she needs our help. Shay recently received the shock of her life and was diagnosed with stage four, inoperable metastatic cancer. She is part of a rare 10% of people in which the primary source of cancer is never found. Her average prognosis is two to five years but she plans to politely smash that figure out of the park! Shay has begun the fight and is having chemotherapy but she needs the help of friends, family and her community to fund cutting-edge immunotherapy treatment. This is not available via the PBS and will cost around $60,000. The treatment is her best shot at living a full and happy life for as long as possible. If you have ever been touched by Shay and her generous spirit, please take a moment to help. It doesn't matter how much you can give... whether it's $10 or $10,000 it will make a difference. Shay is a beautiful and courageous soul who has loved, nurtured and supported her friends, family, colleagues, teammates and community her entire life. And we want our friend to be here with us for many years to come. We know we can do this together and help Shay live her best and longest life. C'mon Team Shayzie!!!
Update
11 Mar 2021
I can hardly believe it’s real. I am in complete awe and gratitude of my tribe. In just four days I have reached my fundraising goal of $60,000. It felt like such a mountain to climb when I first heard that figure but look what you have all done! It’s an extraordinary show of people power, friendship, community and love. I feel completely humbled by this experience. I can now begin my fight against cancer with the best chance possible. I never expected cancer to be my next chapter, but I can’t think of a better way for this story to start than with the love I have felt from you all. Even more so than the money, this campaign and your extraordinary generosity has filled up my heart and soul just when I needed it, and has given me even greater drive to live a rich, authentic and hopefully very long life. I know this journey is going to be full of big life lessons and already you have all taught me something very important about the value of love and the power of asking and graciously receiving help when you need it the most. There are no words that can express the depth of gratitude and love I have for you all. Just know I am forever thankful and truly moved by what you have done for me. I will keep you updated via Facebook of how I’m going down the track. Thank you again my beautiful tribal family... now it’s time to go kick cancer’s arse!
Update
10 Mar 2021
I struggle to find the words that best express how grateful I am that in just 36 hours I am $5k away from achieving my goal of $60,000 to access the immunotherapy I so desperately need to treat my very recent stage IV metastatic cancer diagnosis. I’ve been crying tears of joy, happiness, panic and relief at watching this campaign grow exponentially in such a short time. A month ago I was told by my GP to get to emergency ASAP after seeing her the day before about some swelling that had been coming and going in my left leg for a month or two. I had raised inflammation markers in some blood work taken when I saw her that day and they suspected I had an easily fixed clot causing the problem. A quick CT up at emergency to find the clot and I once fixed, I should all be good. No clot was found. Instead they found enlarged and inflamed lymph floating around my pelvis and in my groin. I was told that late Friday night in the emergency room all on my own that it could be cancer. What followed was a month of every test, probe, blood work, procedure, biopsy, scans, X-rays and ultrasounds available to find the primary site of the Squamous Cell Carcinoma found in the biopsy of the inflamed lymph. My SCC is what they call P16 positive so it’s started on an internal surface skin area and isn’t a sun cancer. They have no idea where this thing started as all tests have come back clear but the cancer has spread throughout my entire lymphatic system and can now pop up just about anywhere at anytime. It’s inoperable and likely incurable and will cut my life short eventually on chemo alone. Immunotherapy however is a possible game changer for me. Immunotherapy has had great success with P16 positive SCC and if they could have narrowed down a primary site to my lung, bladder or ureter I would be getting this effective treatment for free on the PBS. Which I think is ridiculous and unfair and just really really unfair. I’m doing this campaign to not just hopefully save my life but to bring awareness to the inequalities of treatment. For many receiving a diagnosis like mine; immunotherapy wouldn’t be an option only due to affordability and that’s not good enough to me. I intend to fight like hell, not just for me and my darling scoutdawg and my family and friends but for all of you who have gotten behind me and on board to make this fight possible. Most of you I know, many I don’t. Strangers who are now my hero’s. I will keep you updated with my progress. My oncology team are hoping to introduce the immunotherapy at cycle 3 treatment, I had cycle one on Monday just gone. That means I will have to end this campaign by 31 March to ensure I get all funds across to me in time to make that happen. I’m stoked with what has been raised so far and can only imagine how emotional I will be if the target is reached by 31 March. Thank you for digging deep to help me. xx
DONATIONS306
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Jennifer Wright
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 50
$ 50
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Anonymous
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 10
$ 10
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Anna King
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 50
Sending love for the journey and blessings for your wellbeing Shay ?✨
Sending love for the journey and blessings for your wellbeing Shay ?✨
$ 50
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Nicole Rowe
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 100
$ 100
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Julz
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 100
Be strong and when you can't be let us know and we will send our strength to help
Be strong and when you can't be let us know and we will send our strength to help
$ 100
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Liz Brown
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 150
Dear Shay, you are strong and courageous and you will win this battle
Dear Shay, you are strong and courageous and you will win this battle
$ 150
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Kylie M
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 50
$ 50
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Elina Gilbourd
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 50
You're in my thoughts Shay - wishing for the best possible outcome!
You're in my thoughts Shay - wishing for the best possible outcome!
$ 50
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Simon Morrison
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 100
All the best from Simon and Dayle
All the best from Simon and Dayle
$ 100
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Alannah toshack
Thu, 11 Mar 2021
$ 20
$ 20
RAISING FUNDS FOR
Shay Kelly
FUNDS BANKED TO:
Shayne Kelly Treatment Account

Campaign Creator
SK
Shay Kelly
Coraki, NSW
Created Mar 2021

$61,772 raised

From 306 Donations
TARGET $60,000

Please support this cause

AUD
$
RAISING FUNDS FOR
Shay Kelly
FUNDS BANKED TO:
Shayne Kelly Treatment Account
Campaign Creator
SK
Shay Kelly
Coraki, NSW
Created Mar 2021