A cancer-stricken mother who has six months to live has heartbreakingly told of her fears that her daughter will “forget me”.
Sophie Louise Wright, 34, from Torquay, Devon, was at one point told her telltale illness symptom could be due to acid reflux or a stomach ulcer.
His world turned upside down when doctors discovered he actually had terminal bowel cancer.
Speaking of her agonizing diagnosis, Mrs Wright, whose daughter is three, said: “When my daughter is mentioned or I think about the time I have left with her, I can’t contain my emotions.
‘My biggest fear is not being there to see her grow.
Sophie Louise Wright, 34, from Torquay, Devon, was at one point told her telltale illness symptom could be due to acid reflux or a stomach ulcer.
‘He’s almost four and I don’t think he remembers much of his life at this stage, so I’m worried he’ll forget me.
‘I don’t want anyone to replace me. I just want to be his mother forever.
He added: “I would happily live with a cancer that would destroy my life forever if it meant being able to be with her.”
“No one my age should be fighting cancer and worrying about when our time will run out.”
Ms Wright, who works as a medical secretary, had previously undergone surgery to remove polyps (small growths on the lining of the large intestine).
Doctors were alerted after he started bleeding from his butt, a telltale symptom.
The mother has been given only six months to live and she fears that her daughter will not remember her
Mrs Wright, pictured with her fiancé Lewis, 35, had previously undergone surgery to remove polyps (tissue growth) from her bowel and thought her “debilitating” symptoms were due to this.
she submitted Polyp removal in May 2023.
After Ms Wright struggled with pain under her ribs and vomiting, she assumed it was par for the course after having polyps removed – something she claims she was told can take 12 weeks to recover from.
In addition to nausea, she also struggled with bloating.
A biopsy taken at the time of his removal came back negative that summer, but Mrs. Wright had a feeling that something was wrong.
She said: ‘I thought maybe the polyps had spread all over my body, but I didn’t think it was cancer.
‘Little by little I became sicker, more tired, lost weight and found life more difficult.
‘I had to cancel all plans with friends and family because I couldn’t eat and I was confined to the house.
‘It also made my relationship with my daughter and fiancé more difficult, as I gave up.
“My life was totally ruined and I wondered if there was something mentally wrong with me as all my results were clear.”
The mother has been diagnosed with metastatic lower gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma cancer in the intestine that has spread to the liver and spine.
He is currently receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation therapy, which he says worsened his symptoms, including ulcers and numbness in his feet.
Ms Wright claims she was given anti-nausea pills and told it was probably due to acid reflux or a stomach ulcer, until she underwent a series of blood tests, CT scans and MRIs, as well as a liver biopsy.
Then in October he was diagnosed with bowel cancer, which has since spread to his liver and spine.
Without treatment, doctors estimate he only has six months left.
Mrs. Wright is currently receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy.
She claims there is nothing else available to her in the UK.
He has discovered another treatment in Germany that aims to shrink tumors by delivering chemotherapy directly to the liver, rather than throughout the body, until they disappear completely.
Mrs Wright and her fiancé Lewis, 35, are fundraising for this treatment, raising £16,531 of the £25,000 needed so far.
But it costs an incredible £3,300 per shot, and it takes about 10 sessions to achieve these results.
Mrs. Wright and her fiancé Lewis, 35, are fundraising for this treatment.
Bowel cancer, which is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK, may also be known as colorectal cancer.
Tumors can be found anywhere in the intestine or rectum.
Around 43,000 Britons are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year, according to Cancer Research UK.
Telltale symptoms include bleeding from the butt, bloating, weight loss without trying, tummy pain, and changes in stool, such as having softer stools, diarrhea, or constipation that is unusual for you.
Advanced bowel cancer, also called metastatic cancer, is cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, such as the liver, lungs, or lymph nodes.