Cannabis istheonly thingthat makeslife withcancer bearable
A TONIC FROM TAYLOR
THE Daily Record organised for Kate, Sandra and Beth to have a makeover at Taylor Ferguson in Glasgow.
The trio were given VIP treatment at the top salon and styled by Taylor and make-up artist Leanne Donovan.
Kate said: “Taylor and his team are amazing and I love my new look. It’s been a really special day.”
Taylor added: “After hearing Kate’s story, we wanted to do something special to help. She’s a very brave young woman.”
Kate was also treated to a personal shopping experience at TopShop in Argyle Street, where fashion expert Kirsty Irvine helped her create a new look. tumour. Each surgery was risky and they couldn’t get it all out because of the position.” Kate also had to be fitted with a tube from the back of her head to her stomach, regulating fluid in her head. She said: “One day I was fine and then the next I was fighting for my life. It was surreal but I just had to get on with it and hope for the best.” Kate spent three weeks in hospital after her surgery before starting chemotherapy tablets and radiotherapy on her head to reduce the growth. But the treatment made her feel unwell and that’s when the family began looking into medical cannabis. After speaking to her GP, Kate was given a private prescription for Sativex. She said: “I spent time researching it and discovered people whose tumours have shrunk because of the drug. “It’s very expensive which makes it difficult for others.” Sandra added: “I’m willing to do whatever it takes to help Kate. The medication is expensive, but we are hopeful it will shrink the tumour.
“We discussed it with Kate’s doctors and they have been very supportive. It seems a shame it isn’t readily available to others. It costs £375 every six weeks, but you do whatever you can to help your child.
“When you hear ‘cannabis’, it has such a bad stigma that people don’t think it could be medically acceptable.
“But the improvement in Kate has been astonishing. We are hopeful that her next scan will show a reduction in the tumour”
A spokesman for the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) said: “The SMC consider all newly licensed medicines including new uses for medicines already available. Sativex does not have a licence for use in cancer in the UK so has not been assessed by SMC.
“Healthcare professionals can prescribe a medicine in a way that is not covered by its product licence and all health boards have procedures in place for medicines used in this way.”