Nurse and Patient Inspire Each Other to Run Marathons for Cancer Treatment

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A nurse named Eilish Molloy supports Paul Walker, a cancer patient, during his treatment. Both will participate in marathons to raise funds for The Christie Hospital in Manchester, where Paul is receiving treatment. Paul, diagnosed with advanced myxoid liposarcoma, is currently undergoing chemotherapy and will run the London Marathon, while Eilish will run the Edinburgh Marathon a month later.

In his toughest times a nurse was there for Paul Walker. He had been diagnosed with a very rare cancer and was having treatment during lockdown, separated from his family.

Paul, who is married with two children, was diagnosed with advanced myxoid liposarcoma, a cancer that starts in the cells that store fat, in July 2018. He found a lump in his groin, went to the hospital for scans and tests, and was told that the cancer, which had started in his right thigh, had spread to his pelvis, femur and spine.

Over the next couple of years, Paul had extra sessions of radiotherapy and chemotherapy to keep his cancer at bay. He also took part in a clinical trial in 2022, which is where he met Eilish, a nurse in The Christie’s research team. Although he is now on a different type of chemotherapy because the trial wasn’t as effective as hoped, the two made a firm impression on each other.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

Nurse Patient Marathon Cancer Treatment Fundraising Christie Hospital Manchester Myxoid Liposarcoma Chemotherapy

 

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