Tenerife’s on hold for treatment

FORFAR woman Lyn Ferguson, who is currently undergoing gruelling treatment for an aggressive form of cancer, revealed today that her honeymoon is Tenerife in March can no longer go ahead.

Lyn and her husband Jim brought their wedding forward to last December.

They had hoped to get married i n Tenerife i n March but after Lyn’s was diagnosed with cancer they married early and then planned to honeymoon in March.

Lyn, who is originally from Dundee, said: “Sadly that’s no longer going to be possible. Hopefully we’ll get later in the year.”

She said she’d had a setback and was now in the middle of 80 hours of chemotherapy as a last resort to beat the cancer.

“Hopefully all my family and friends will still go.”

In the meantime Lyn has donated £500 from an auct i o n h e l d a t F o r f a r ’s Canmore Bowling Club, where she got married, to ward 34 at Ninewells.

She added:“I’m so grateful, especially to Anibal and Carol Ferrara, of the club.”

Now he is on a mission to raise funds for the hospital staff who saved his life.

The 27-year-old and his family, from Dundee’s Menzieshill, along with the Silvery Tay chip shop, have been raising money for the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank where Graeme received his treatment.

The chip shop previously held a sponsored walk in Graeme’s honour and were more than happy to do their bit once again.

Speaking to the Tele, Graeme says although he’s had a horrid time over the past few years he’s now looking ahead to the future.

After having the heart transplant operation, he went on to face further health problems — including pancreatitis and being placed on dialysis.

Graeme said: “I had just turned 21 and it basically came out of nowhere.

“I was doing kickboxing — I was doing everything I could to keep myself active and keep my weight down.”

At first Graeme’s GP thought his illness was down to asthma and put him on strong antibiotics.

But he then got admitted to Ninewells with total heart failure and medics started talking about a transplant at the Jubilee.

Graeme said: “I just remember one day something wasn’t right and I ended up in Ninewells. Then I was taken down to the Jubilee.

“The nurses and the staff were so nice to me, they took good care of me.

“I was just so frustrated during that time because I couldn’t do anything but the staff kept me going.

AT 21 years old, Graeme Gilchrist’s world was turned upside down when he was diagnosed with total heart failure.