Seven years ago, as Alison Bolton walked into her local swimming pool complex, she was moved to tears. The walls were plastered with fundraising signs, and her friends were out in force — collecting money to help keep the then-48-year-old mum-of-four alive. It was 2017, and Alison had just been diagnosed with stage three lung cancer. The only medication which would prolong her life would cost $7000 a month. It was an amount the Brisbane mum — once a super-fit triathlete — simply couldn’t afford.
And soon, her oncologist discovered a cancerous growth in her brain. Her disease was incurable. “I was exploring what treatment options I had,” Alison says. With the help of a friend who was also battling lung cancer, Alison discovered a medication that was distributed overseas for lung cancer patients. When the mum mentioned the drug to her oncologist, he advised her that it was available — but at a huge cost. And she would need to have it for the rest of her life.
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