When Shae Zieba was experiencing severe bloating and pain, it was initially thought the cause may be indigestion. Login or signup to continue reading The 38-year-old, of Aberglasslyn, kept seeking answers. She was diagnosed with endometriosis and a 1 centimetre abnormality on her right ovary about a year ago.
By January, her condition had worsened dramatically and she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer . She has since been through six failed chemotherapy rounds. During abdominal surgery, her doctors discovered the cancer had grown to 13cm by 8cm by 9cm and wrapped around her bowel in three loops.
They didn't proceed as removing too much of her bowel would have caused more complications. Doctors are doing one more round of chemotherapy to try to extend Shae's life. They told her if her final treatment works, she has no more than 12 months to live as the chemotherapy was "more of a life extension than killing off the cancer".
"Her cancer is the most aggressive they have seen in the last 10 years," best friend Elyssa Kenny said. Shae and her partner Harley Randle have two children, eight-year-old Mila and six-year-old Dexter. "It is the hardest thing to see the person you love the most go from a vibrant, happy, funny person to becoming frail," Harley said.
The couple have used their personal leave and face the prospect of losing their home, which they bought two months before Shae's diagnosis. Harley - a tyre fitter - and Shae - a court officer - need financial help. Elyssa start.
