Wirral mum has been given three months to live if she doesn’t get life saving treatment abroad

Oct 19 2011 by Linda Foo Guest, Heswall News

A WIRRAL mum has been given three months to live if she doesn’t get life saving treatment abroad.

For the past four years mum-of-two Susan Saul has been battling a rare form of bone cancer which was first diagnosed after she gave birth to her second daughter Estelle.

Susan, 39, has osteosarcoma, which eats away the bone.

The cancer started in her knee and spread to her femur but it has now spread to Sue’s pelvis, spine and rib.

Medics think the Pensby mum may have contracted it while pregnant.

Susan, mum to Seren, eight, and Estelle, four, told the News: “We do not know when it came, but it might have been from a trip when I was pregnant and I put immense pressure on my leg to stop myself from falling. I was in pain after that. Who knows, it could have been lying dormant?”

Sue needs £45,000 to receive life saving treatment in Germany or China. Friends and family have organised a series of fundraisers for the coming months, but so far they have raised £10,000 from a curry night, bike ride, and hairdressing event.

Husband Marcus said: “We have been busy researching and managed to uncover some solutions – this has gone from a position of no hope to some hope.

“There are two major treatments available in China or Germany and the doctors are very optimistic which is good.

“In Germany they can give her chemotherapy emovolisation, but the main hope is in adoptive immunisation which enhances your immune system.

“In China they use the adoptive immunisation method or gene therapy which gives cancer patients a severe fever and kicks starts the system. It is very cutting edge.

“The NHS have been brilliant, they have all been amazing and have said they will speak to doctors abroad about Sue’s condition.

“It is very humbling what the community have done, we are bowled over with everyone’s support.”

SAVE Our Sue fundraising events organised for the coming months include a music night at the Casa Bar on Hope Street, Liverpool city centre on October 29 from 7pm. Tickets cost £7 and can be purchased from Ian Carroll on 07824 359201.

Marcus is planning to do a parachute jump on November 6 and a non-stop 24-hour row in December.