Posted on 02/01/2023 12:59:15 PM PST by nickcarraway
Brighton 29-year-old woman died suddenly from rare cancer
A 29-year-old woman died suddenly of a rare form of cancer - now her friends are raising money to keep her memory alive.
Sarah Dixon, from Brighton, died in December. She had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called insulinoma, which is when tumours form in the pancreas.
This can cause low blood sugar, which has a range of symptoms including confusion, weakness and rapid heartbeat.
It affects just one in two million people and is not normally fatal.
But Sarah abruptly fell into a coma and died on Boxing Day.
Her friend Serab Levent, also from Brighton, started a fundraiser to hold a memorial for Sarah.
It started on January 18 and took only four days to reach the £400 target. It is currently at £1,467.
Serab told The Argus: "The main thing for us now is for the memorial to be a happy thing.
"We want it to be like our nights out with Sarah. We loved going out to Brighton pubs and seeing local bands together.
"It will be at a venue we used to go to and we will play her favourite music."
The memorial event will taken place on Friday
Any excess donations will be split between Brighton Women's Centre, where Sarah used to volunteer, and Cancer Research UK.
Writing on the fundraising page, Serab thanked donors.
She wrote: "We can't quite fathom that we're writing this, to be honest, but Sarah deserves the most beautiful send-off imaginable.
"Sarah was the most giving, selfless person anyone has ever had the pleasure of meeting and we want to match the unforgettable times she's given us with a memorial dedicated to honouring her existence and celebrating her 29 years on this planet.
"Nothing we do could match the joy she brought to our lives or will bring her back."t65v
No, of course you didn’t do anything wrong! I just noticed that you posted several “died suddenly” stories back to back, that’s all. Sorry!
No, she died from leukemia which destroyed the bloods ability to clot. The damage to her gums just made the issue obvious. She could have bled just as much from any injury
“Maybe we could have an International Obituary sub-forum, any death, anywhere in the world, would be eligible.”
Definitely. :-)
It’s technically malignant only about 8% of the time. It’s a neuroendocrine neoplasm with fairly low metastatic potential.
Grammar update: “its,” not “it’s.”
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