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Non-smoking single mother, 36, who thought her cough was due to Covid is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer after being unable to see a GP face-to-face during lockdown
U.K. Daily Mail ^ | 1/14/2022 | Monica Greep

Posted on 01/15/2022 5:35:01 PM PST by simpson96

A mother who has never smoked and blamed her persistent cough on Covid was devastated after learning she has terminal lung cancer.

Becky Davis, 36, from Redditch, Worcestershire developed a cough at the start of 2020 but as the pandemic struck, became convinced she was suffering with Covid-19.

The single mum was blindsided in July 2020 when doctors revealed that her symptoms were down to a rare form of cancer, which chemotherapy is not effective against.

She desperately wants more time with her daughter Lexi, six, and is combining targeted therapy on the NHS with a form of specialist radiotherapy only available privately at her stage.

Becky's family have raised £16,000 to fund a course of the treatment, which she described as the 'last shot' to prolong her life.

Becky was becoming increasingly tired and losing weight, but when March 2020 lockdown hit, the mum became convinced she had Covid.

'I did so, so many tests, but they all came back negative,' she said. 'I'd be in the supermarket, during my hour a day outside, and people were glaring at me as I hacked up.'(snip)

With tight restrictions keeping people apart, she was only able to speak to her GP on the phone when she contacted the surgery in April.

'I do think the pandemic could have affected how things ended up for me', she said.

'I couldn't see anyone. No one was able to listen to my chest. I just kept having telephone appointments, being prescribed more antibiotics, then left to get on with it.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: cancer; covid; lockdown; lockdowns

1 posted on 01/15/2022 5:35:01 PM PST by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Millions will die or lead degraded lives due to this tyranny.


2 posted on 01/15/2022 5:36:30 PM PST by jimfree (My 19 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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To: simpson96

the Fauci book by Kennedy is an eye opener.


3 posted on 01/15/2022 5:40:00 PM PST by mykroar (There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. - Sun Tzu)
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To: simpson96

Dreadful. Prayers for this woman.


4 posted on 01/15/2022 5:41:13 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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To: simpson96

I was gonna make a Breaking Bad joke but nah I’ll just leave it alone.


5 posted on 01/15/2022 6:05:52 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: simpson96

Terribly sad.

Coincidentally, I ran into a lovely mother and her beautiful daughter who looked just like this one today in the supermarket. Waited until the little girl was several steps away to tell the mom how beautiful she was. Mom said she was glad the child hadn’t heard because she didn’t want her to think it was important.

A live mom is the most important thing in the world. Prayers for this one.


6 posted on 01/15/2022 6:06:38 PM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness offends me)
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To: simpson96

This happens all the time in the UK thanks to the NHS.


7 posted on 01/15/2022 6:10:25 PM PST by Spok (Who is Ray Epps?)
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To: simpson96

Would listening to her chest really have made a difference. I had a relative die of lung cancer. Didnt catch it until stage 4 with plenty of testing done and listening to the chest.


8 posted on 01/15/2022 6:11:32 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: jimfree

Prayers for the family and friends of this woman.


9 posted on 01/15/2022 6:18:30 PM PST by flamberge (Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear)
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To: simpson96

Doesnt matter they found it

NHS will not save her from it


10 posted on 01/15/2022 6:19:20 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Spok
This happens all the time in the UK thanks to the NHS.

I wonder how long they took to do a chest x-ray.

11 posted on 01/15/2022 6:53:19 PM PST by TChad ("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
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Isn’t socialized medicine wonderful? 🤪


12 posted on 01/15/2022 6:57:53 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: Spok

Yep. Lived there years ago. It has only gotten worse.


13 posted on 01/15/2022 7:11:20 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm in the control group. I identify as "vaccinated".🤡)
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