A Thank You Dream

✨DREAM WRITE UP: Tracey Straw A Thank You Dream The below is Tracey’s story: “In September 2025 I attended a routine mammogram appointment. A week later, after a week away in Kos, I came home to a hospital letter on my doormat! The hospital needed to see me for further tests. A few days later after another mammogram and an ultrasound I was referred to a consultant. After a biopsy and nervous 2 week wait - it was confirmed. I had Breast Cancer !!! I was so shocked as I hadn’t felt the lump or anything. I was assured that it was curable and that if I gave the staff “one year of my life - they would give me many more” From this point I remained positive. The hardest part was telling my grown up children, but I had all the information I needed to try and reassure them as best as I could. Chemotherapy started in October 2025, I won’t lie, for me it was horrendous! I was so ill. My family, partner and friends were absolutely amazing. They took turns looking after me as I was so poorly from the treatment. I ended up in hospital for 10 days with sepsis in December, luckily just getting out in time for Christmas. Chemotherapy would thankfully end in March 2026 and in April I would go in for a lumpectomy. This was a great success as after 3 weeks I was given the news that the Cancer had all been removed. After 6 weeks recovery I started a run of radiotherapy! This is all finished now… thank goodness! I’m still having injections every three weeks for the rest of this year and bone strengthening drugs every 6 months, but I am so happy to say i am Cancer Free!!! All of the NHS treatment I’ve encountered has been amazing. One of the nurses in the Chatsfield Suite spoke to me about Eve’sTrust, the Dreams they answer and all the amazing work they do! I applied for a weekend break for myself and my partner, mostly as a thank you to him for all his support throughout the difficult time. The application process was so quick and easy and I was contacted by the charity, then my dreams coordinator Baileigh-Jade, within just a couple of days. Which took me a little by surprise if I'm honest. We had conversations about what I would like and was so happy I was granted my dream, it was just what we needed. Baileigh had found us a lovely weekend in a lodge that had a Hot Tub. I can’t thank both Eve’sTrust & Baileigh enough - it’s just what we needed. A lovely memory to treasure.” #communityfirst #makeadifference