Now a fundraiser has been launched to get donated breastmilk to her because her treatment means she can't breastfeed.
Suraya Jenkins, 36, has been told she has the disease in her lungs, as well as her brain and bones.Suraya Jenkins, 36, has been diagnosed with stage four cancer just weeks after having her second baby. Jenkins' cousin Jemah Schmidt, 35, said Jenkins, who has an older son Reef, two, with partner Shannon, thought her back pain was down to having a caesarean.
After it didn't improve, Jenkins, from Armidale in Regional NSW saw a GP who found fluid in her lungs."It happened so quickly," Schmidt said."That is the time when you should be putting all of your love and attention and joy into welcoming this new child."MEDAL TALLY:Schmidt said other symptoms Jenkins had suffered she put down to being in her third trimester.
The former travel agent, who more recently worked in early childcare, is now having chemotherapy and immunotherapy.After her back pain didn't improve, Jenkins saw a GP who fund fluid in her lungs, and she was told she had cancer. A fundraiser has been set up to raise money to get donated breastmilk to Jenkins because her treatment means she can't breastfeed anymore.Because Jenkins lives in a regional area, she has seen medics at Armadale,Tamworth and Coffs Harbour hospitals.She is undergoing treatment at Armidale Hospital.
Meanwhile, Jenkins is having more tests to see what other drug treatments she may be able to taketo fight the cancer.Local MP and former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has shared her fundraiser, saying, "Suraya, you are in our prayers."Watch every moment, every medal of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 live and free on Channel 9 and
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