Our History

 We are so grateful you have taken time to come to Megan's Rose of Hope and are reading about our mission. 

We are Megan's family members she picked to help her run her charity, Megan always wanted to help others like her and spoke so much about creating a charity. Sadly Megan is no longer with us and was not able to create her charity however as her family we have made it our mission to help others and make her proud. 

At the age of 18 Megan was diagnosed with stage 4 Ewing Sarcoma after 2 years of being unwell and numerous visits to doctors and health care facilities. Despite her diagnosis Megan was strong and never allowed her cancer to define her. Megan underwent the most brutal chemotherapy the NHS can offer as well as an 8 hour surgery in which she lost one of her kidneys and her tumour was removed. Her chemo was so brutal her body struggled to recover and she required blood transfusions, several rounds of anti-biotics and emergency admissions. 

Megan had plans of travelling the world and was just starting her adult life, instead of deciding which nightclub she was going to go to she was deciding how to preserve her fertility. Megan underwent many procedures which drained her physically and mentally. As COVID-19 took its toll on the world Megan like so many others became isolated and torn away from the world she needed most. She underwent her radiotherapy during this time which took her spark each time. 

She recovered as best she could to be told the most amazing news she was cancer free on the 4th of July 2020, a day not only her but her family were over joyed to hear. Plans were made and everyone could breath again. This did not last and 3 short months later her cancer returned more aggressive and she was now terminal. She was given a year, she died 7 weeks later. She died with her incredible mam and dad with her giving her all the love anyone could have. 

Our amazing and special girl is no longer with us, a hole has been created which can never be filled. We will never heal, we will never recover but we will live on with her name in our mouths. 

We will do everything she wanted to do, we will wear her name with pride and we will help others who are like us. We will make her proud with every breath and step we take. We will stand by those who are fighting the fight she did and we will be the pillars to others that we as a family needed. We will never give up as she never gave up.