Llandeilo mum of twin girls diagnosed with terminal cancer
Tracey Ramsey, from Llandeilo, has revealed that her 31-year-old daughter, Penny Carpenter was diagnosed with metastatic metaplastic triple negative carcinoma of the breast with multiple lung metastasis and sternal disease.
Despite the diagnosis, Penny wants to make everlasting memories with her daughters, Lilly-Jean and Frankie-Lin.
Lilly-Jean and Frankie-Lin are two and a half years old. (Image: GoFundMe) Tracey said: 'She was first diagnosed with cancer when she found a lump in her breast in August 2023. I was devastated when I found out. My daughter was breastfeeding her twins when she realised there was a problem.
'She puts on a brave face on the outside, but she has her moments in private. Outwardly she smiles even though the illness is terminal. Next week she starts chemotherapy so she can spend more time with her girls.
'The first cancer she was diagnosed with didn't give her any symptoms. But once the cancer spread, she began feeling pain in her breastbone and shoulders.
'Penny tries to do everything she can for her two daughters even though she is in crippling pain. When the daughters see her in pain, they go behind her and stroke her back and hair because that's what they see me do.'
Penny is just 31 years old. (Image: GoFundMe) The family initially started a fundraiser so Penny can do a range of fun activities with her daughters.
But at the time of writing, £3,230 from 83 donations has been raised for Penny and the goal is now to leave the twins with a foundation and fund for the future.
Penny is 'totally hands on with her daughters.' (Image: GoFundMe) Tracey continued: 'Penny is absolutely loving with her daughters. She is totally hands on. She sits with them when they are eating, and they are so attached to her. They are like an extension of each other.
'Penny and I are really close. We've had our moments as every parent has. But now we speak every single day, when I can't be with her physically.
'Currently, I come home for 12 days to work and then spend 12 days with Penny and the girls. But I want to spend more time with them.
'We are a really close family. Everyone was shocked by the news. Now everyone just wants to create great memories, and Penny has been overwhelmed by it all.'
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