For a while was getting a bit bored of coming on this here to see everyone constantly droaning on about the election, but I guess I’ve read so much I’ve decided to stick my ore in and share a real life story. I hope for some might help question your opinions momentarily-

Since the election was announced I was completely undecided on who to vote for. I began to do some reading and realised that as much as I might not love Corbyn, the NHS is the most important thing this country has to offer. Especially for people like my mum.

My mum was diagnosed with early stage bowel cancer In 2018. She did all of her chemotherapy treatment prescribed, and by the end of her first cycle was told that her tumours had reduced to a size small enough to operate on. We were thrilled.

Next step was to wait and find out when the operation was going to be. Unfortunately for her the tumour in her bowel by this point had then spread to her liver. Dangerous, yes. But we were assured that this one was of operable size to. Then the waiting game began.

I spent a good couple of months consistently asking her when the operation would be only to be told that ‘the surgeons were supposed to have a meeting today to discuss the operation. (As two surgeons were now required) but it’s been postponed’. I heard that sentence about 6 times

The nhs was so under-funded/under-staffed that they were unable to organise the operation that would have saved my mums life. Months went on and she was still waiting until one day, she came downstairs. In full panic, claiming she was unable to breathe and needing to go to the ER

What followed was a minor surgery to remove a blockage that the tumour had created, but not to remove the tumour itself. She described that time in hospital as ‘horrendous’. Barely enough nurses to a ward, staff rushed off their feet and unable to take breaks during 12 hr shifts.

Then the final news came. After the minor surgery, the MRI came back that the tumours had become so aggressive in the time it took to ‘organise her major operation’ that she was now terminally ill and only had a matter of months to live. My mum was 49.

My mum died on the 18th April 2019. Ten months since she was first diagnosed.

I don’t want to tell you how to vote because that’s totally up to you. But as my vote is my choice I will be voting against the Tory party in the election on December 12th because if I could prevent the heartbreak me and my family have had to deal with happening to anybody else

I’d do it in a heartbeat. I’ll love you forever mum, and I know for sure you’d be proud to share your story today to make sure it never happens to anyone again. #ToriesOutDecember12 #NHSNotforSale