Dying Mum Buys Kids Birthday Cards For Next 20 Years After Hospital Blunder Delays Cancer Treatment
A dying mum has written birthday cards for her two children for the next 20 years as she strives to be around for her family for “as long as possible.”
Katie Maytum, 35, from Maesteg, South Wales, who was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer does not know how long she has to live but has been preparing for the future by lovingly writing cards for her daughter Megan, 14, and son Zac, 11, for the next two decades.
Last month the former mental health nurse accepted an out-of-court settlement after suing the NHS for £750,000 claiming she was denied treatment because surgeons thought she was too young to have cancer.
After noticing a lump, her GP had requested an urgent referral but it was downgraded to routine, reports Wales Online.
She had claimed surgeons ignored official cancer guidelines by forcing her to wait five-and-a-half months to see a specialist.
Representatives of Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board admitted a breach of duty in her case.
Three days after the case, Katie married partner, Nick, at a special ceremony on the Gower and instead of a honeymoon they are planning a family trip to Florida and Mexico at Easter.
And Katie is having to face up to an uncertain future and make the most of the time they have left together.
She has chosen, bought and written birthday cards for Megan and Zac until they are 35 and has bought several gifts to be given to them as they grow up.
“I will miss my family, I’ll miss my children getting married, grandchildren, all those milestones,” she told the Sunday Times.
“Trying to get to grips with my prognosis while also knowing that had I been seen when I should have been, I wouldn’t be in this position, if impossible. It’s always at the back of my mind, niggling.. I still can’t understand why I wasn’t seen. I have friends who have breast cancer who were seen within two weeks. Why did I have to wait?”
Katie says she felt “vindicated” by the court decision, with the money being set aside for the futures of her children and for changes to the house when her condition gets worse.
But, importantly for her, she got the formal apology she wanted.
Source: mirror.co.uk
Oh so painful but I know God can heal u IJN so u can b there for ur kids.but whatever happens, ur kids wl Alwz know dat u loved them
For the love you have for your kids, God will keep you alive to be with them and continue to show them more love.
I believe that miracles still happen because God is still God.
hmmm……so touching.
So painful. Dats jst d doctors report wen d almighty God has not spoken I reach out to her she will not die but live to testify d goodness of God in her life dat cancer is cured in jesus name
may God c her through
So sad ….
So so sad, i pray that God will have mercy on her and touch her with his healing hand in Jesus name.
It’s so surprising to me that this kind of negligence can happen in a civilized country where health issues are being treated with so much importance especially cancer scare. I feel so bad for her and the kids because as a mother you have it all planned out, how to raise your kids, hand them over in marriage and help raise your grand children. But i still believe that God is still in the business of healing, if she believe in God, He will heal her and prove all the medical reports wrong.
aawwww! God is still God,H e can heal her.
Oh God! For the sake of this woman’s love for her children heal her beyond all human imagination.
So sad…
awww. so saw
This is so touching! By this singular act, God will restore her health In Jesus Name.
May her soul RIP
So heartbreaking.
She’s such a lovely mother and her kids should be happy to have her. I am glad she will enjoy herself with her children k
Pending when she dies. I pray God will heal her in Jesus name, amen
Wow so painful.i can only imagine what she is passing through now
Oh dear,I pray you find your healing
My God is a God of eleventh hour and he is still on d throne believe he can still heal u cos his report is final forget wot d doctor say.
what a motherly luv,i cherish mothers so much
That hurt so bad… Bt heaven knws better.
So sad…
Tears is almost dropping from my eyes. How I wish the time can be reversed. I wish you luck for the remaining days you wil spend on earth
Eh yah! I pray dat she will live and not die. Dis is so touching. God will heal her cancer and grant her joy unspeakable again. It is well
so sad.
I pray God to heal and keep her alive for her children IJN Amen.
Ehya so touching…but I believe she won’t die..she ll definitely eat the fruit of her labour.
reminds me of one Indian movie that i watched sometime ago. so pathetic.
so touching!
Dear katie, God the creator did not kill u so i purely believe that no one nor any cancer whatsoever can take away ur precious life. Your being alive solely depends on ur faith and confession. Therefore i join my fait even in your doubting mind and i prophesy life into your life. You shall live and not die in jesus name. Amen.
God the great Healer will heal you IJN amen
hmmm so sad
May the God of 11th hour intervention visit her with miracle healing. The moral behind this touching story is for us to love and adore our family as if we will breath our last. Let’s plan for our kids even with the home of being alive!
So touching !!!
Dear God of the 11th hour,pls luk down wit luv nd pity upon dis woman nd heal her from evry form of sickness nd disease.Amen