Sarah Harding messaged me when I found out my breast cancer was terminal – one week after getting the all-clear
A MUM has received support from Sarah Harding after she was told her breast cancer was terminal - one week after being given the all-clear.
Leasa Clark, 41, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer after discovering a 7cm lump in her left breast in May 2019.
The recruitment consultant, from Birmingham, West Mids, had several rounds of treatment along with surgery to remove her lymph nodes and the lump.
She was given the all clear in June, but sadly an MRI confirmed the cancer had spread to her spine and is now terminal.
After Harding, 38, told fans she was battling advanced breast cancer earlier this week, Leasa decided to reach out to the Girls Aloud star on Instagram.
The mum-of-one said: “As soon as I found out about Sarah, I messaged her on Instagram.
She said: “I was reluctant when my friend Victoria Breheny-Smith proposed the idea of a fundraiser.
"But I have to for my son Max, six and supportive husband Phil, 43.
“Being with them for as long as I can is the most important thing.
“Max was so happy when I told him ‘mummy is going to be strong again’ after I was given the all clear.
“My family and I were drinking champagne to celebrate being breast cancer free.”
Agonising
Leasa had suffered with back pain since January and a shadow was discovered on two CAT scans.
Medics dismissed it as arthritis until an MRI confirmed the cancer had spread and she was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
She said: “I am absolutely devastated, hurt and angry.
“I wish it had been diagnosed sooner - maybe something could have been done sooner.
“They can’t operate on my spine in case something goes wrong and I end up disabled.
“But I would rather be disabled than dead.”
I am absolutely devastated, hurt and angry
Leasa Clark
Leasa is currently staying at a Marie Curie hospice in Solihull, West Mids.
The acute pain means she is on 12 different painkillers including morphine and diazepam.
She said: “Some days, I cannot get out of bed and need help as the pain is so bad.
“A flare up is like having the final contractions when during labor. My whole of my body contracts with pain and shakes.
“The cancer has made me determined to find a cure - there has got to be something out there that can help me.
“I refuse to give up hope.
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“Somewhere out there in the world, someone is doing something that can prolong my life for as long as possible.
“Max and I are very close and he is my reason to keep on going.”