Anna Flaws

[Ian McKay]

Anna has received support from Lindsay Roy, Labour MP for Glenrothes and Central Fife

A NURSE is being denied treatment that could prolong her life - because she has the WRONG kind of cancer.

 

Anna Flaws, 49, was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus last November.

 

Her doctor applied for her to receive the drug Herceptin - but Scottish health chiefs turned her down. Yesterday, the mum-of-one from Leven, Fife, said: "If I had breast cancer I would automatically get Herceptin.

 

"People had to fight to get the drug for breast cancer patients and I think it's wrong for the NHS to differentiate between different types of cancer.

 

"You should get whatever treatment you need.

 

"I feel I'm being discriminated against just because I have a rarer form of cancer.

 

"If I lived in England, I'd receive the drugs for free."

 

Anna is now trying to raise around £15,000 to pay for the drugs she needs.

 

She said: "I was diagnosed last November and given around nine months to live - but I'm still here.

 

"My oncologist said I might be suitable for Herceptin.

 

"I underwent various tests and it was found I'm high in the Her 2 hormone, which is a requirement for the drug to be effective."

 

But the request was rejected by NHS Fife and the Scottish Medicines Consortium, a panel of experts who advise on the effectiveness of medicines.

 

Anna said: "They both gave the same reason - basically that it was too dear and the benefits weren't great enough.

 

"However, I'm very young to have cancer of the oesophagus.

 

"I don't feel ill and I've got nothing else wrong with me, so the drug would help. I've now forked out around £6500 but there's no way I can afford to pay £15,000 for the full treatment - and I'd then have to pay for as long as I lived."

 

Anna added: "I always believed if something ever went wrong with my health, the NHS would treat me.

 

"This is just about money - why else would they refuse to fund it? "I feel like asking the NHS for my contributions back."

 

Lindsay Roy, Labour MP for Glenrothes and Central Fife, said: "I want to know why Herceptin is available for breast cancer patients but not those with cancer of the oesophagus - and why it is available in England and not Scotland.

 

"It's a scandal that this woman can't get this treatment on the NHS just because she lives in Scotland.

 

"This is a lady who has dedicated her life to improving the health and well-being of other people through the NHS over many years - yet when she needs help herself, she is turned down."

 

A Scottish government spokeswoman said last night: "Scotland has robust and transparent arrangements for the introduction of newly licensed clinically and cost-effective medicines to treat all conditions, including cancer, through the Scottish Medicines Consortium and Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

 

"Both operate independently from the Scottish government.

 

"Where the SMC does not recommend a medicine for routine use, NHS boards are not expected to make it routinely available.

 

"NHS boards have arrangements in place for clinical consideration of SMC 'not recommended' medicines in certain circumstances.

 

"Such clinical decisions are taken on a case-by-case basis."

 

 

Sale rules

 

Minimum bid £5

Buyer to arrange collection

No 15min rule

Salesman's decision is final and binding

 

Sale will start 17th Dec and will finish 28th Dec at 8.59.59pm

[Ian McKay]

Lot 1 Archie Herd (Fifer) Fife

 

I will donate for this worthy cause 2 x 2012 yb'S from my Raymond Moleveld stock,

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £60 Frank-123

[Ian McKay]

Lot 2 George Briggs (clockman) Dundee

 

George is offering the pick of his young bird team

 

2 Young birds

 

 

Current bid £45 maverick

[Ian McKay]

Lot 3 Sammy Coatbridge Lanarkshire

 

Ian would like to donate two young birds for the appeal for the nurse , they will be Van Wan Roy or van wan roy x vander wegen

 

2 young birds

 

Current bid £40 Ian-w

[Ian McKay]

Lot 4 Bobby Dickson (Henrik) Preston Pans

 

Pair from me as well.

Van Reets, Janssens, also have Jan Aarden.

 

2 young birds

 

Current bid £40 cemetary

[Ian McKay]

Lot 5 Bernie Wooffindon (Bernie w) Lanarkshire

 

I will donate a pair of Norman Southwell yb,s parents direct from A&T Deacons stock loft

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £55 Whitty

[Ian McKay]

Lot 6 John Quinn Lanarkshire

 

Count on 2 Yb's from me Ian. The Yb's I will donate to the sale will be from my stock birds. Sire.......Blue Ck from K. Buchanan of Hamilton purchased at auction, he is sire to 1st Prize winners for my loft and my friends loft. Dam.......Jan Theelen Blue hen that was gifted to me from Jim Hannah of Blantyre. She is Dam of SU 09 2794, my best racing Ck at the moment, he scored in both Inland SNFC races and just missed the Ypres result, all in 2011.

 

2 Young birds

Current bid £35 K J Young

[Ian McKay]

Lot 7 Eadie & Kelly (Budgie) Lanarkshire

 

 

Ian put Eadie&Kelly down for a 2012 youngster.It will be a Grizzle bred down from our Andra Deans of Bothwell family which we have maintained since 2001.When the Tough Get Going you can nearly always be assured to time these old Fashioned Pigeons.Good luck for this very worthy cause.

 

! Young bird

 

Current bid £80 eastcoaster

[Ian McKay]

Lot 8 Pat McLaughlin (paddymac) Brunswick lofts Londonderry

 

Ian count me in for a pair of ybs bred from a G/son of Kardale style x with a hen I was gifted by Pete Patrick a full sister to J. Kings "Mary".

 

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £35 rembrant2coo

[Ian McKay]

Lot 9 Fred Jamieson

 

Put 1 down for Fred Jamieson this loft has bred birds to win all over the UK from 60mls to 600mls imo simply the best

 

1Youngster

 

Current bid £60 Ian-w

 

 

 

 

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Lot 10 John Jamieson (Tiger) East Calder

 

 

I will also donate a yb from Blueboy bred and raced by Pete Patrick for this good cause , john

 

1 young bird

 

 

Current bid £100 thunderbigbaws

[Ian McKay]

Lot 11 Brian Herd (Sapper756) Fife

 

I believe it is criminal what is being denied to this woman, and therefore I would like to offer the following to this very worthy cause.

A 2012 pair of Molveld Jan Aardens, both Sire and Dam are bred by the man himself, Raymond Molveld.

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £75 John Quinn

[Ian McKay]

Lot 12 W B Massey (william) Midlothian

 

W B Massey. Can have a yb from our Brian Denney cock we purchased from T Hall Churnside when he had his clearance sale. Not sure hen yet but she will be one of our best breeders assured

 

 

I will put in a pair April bred Ian

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £30 diageo

[Ian McKay]

Lot 13 Willie Davidson (Williedoo) Aberdeen

 

I will give a 2012 y/b,Heremans Ceuster.

 

 

1 Youngster

 

Current bid £45 alex young

[Ian McKay]

Lot 14 peter66 Southampton

 

Hi Ian put me down for 2 young birds bred from pigeons that I got from Shortcroft lofts they will be FVW.

 

PLEASE ADD will pay half the courier

 

2 Young Birds

 

Current bid £40 Pompey Mick

 

 

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Late entry

 

Lot 14a Peter66 Southampton

 

Peter66 wants to add 4 young birds they will be

 

Taveirne-Rigole,Received from Mark Anderson of Manchester.

 

 

Current bid £70 Pompey Mick

[Ian McKay]

Lot 15 Lumsden & Colligan (novo10) Stoneyburn

 

We Lumsden & Colligan will donate a young bird direct from our best you can be guaranteed that

 

1 Young bird

 

Current bid £40 John Quinn

[Ian McKay]

Lot 16 Paul Thomson (Blue Chequer Pied) Forres

 

Hi Ian,

I will donate a pair of 2012 yb's.

 

The buyer of my lot can have their choice of a pair off my Dennis Dall birds ( I have 4 pairs from Dennis) or my John Mckenzie Anstruther ( I have 5 pairs in the stock loft off of John's best), my John Ellis Wellbank birds or from the pair listed below.

 

Sire : Red Cock NL 2003 1786598 Jan Theelan

 

The sire of 598 is 'Red Lion' 1st Tours 592 km 7,436 birds. Red lion is a son of 'Red Bull' 1st La Ferte Bernard 13,452 birds, 3rd Breteull 6,767 birds, 5th S.Ghislain 9,787 birds, 9th Bourges 10,221 birds' 16th Bourges 2,122 birds, 23rd Orleans 19,882 birds, when paired to a daughter of 'Red Run'who won 10 x 1st including 1st Strombeek 7,672 birds.

 

Dam : Blue Chequer Hen NEHU 2002 HOU 4605 Jan Aarden

 

The Dam of 4605 won twice from Bourges 565 miles and was paired back to her own sire to breed 4605. This cock has bred 5 x 1st from Bourges.

 

4605 is the Dam of Barkel Brothers 'Chenoise Hen' who won won twice from Chenoise 480 miles.

 

This pair have already bred me a winners in 2009/2010 and the hen bred a winner last year paired to a different cock

 

Regards,

 

Paul.

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £65 rembrant2coo

[Ian McKay]

Lot 17 Sheedy Bros (Vinnie) Isleworth Middlesex London

 

Hi Ian put me down for 6 later bred 2012 young birds still sorting pairs out at the moment will give details asap I will be pairing up around 20th Jan so they may be 3rd round unless anybody cancels in round 1 or 2 please sell as a kit of 6 good luck with the sale atb vinnie

 

Hi buyer can have a choice from the following 3rd round

Sheedy Bros Isleworth Middlesex London

 

Stock section 1. from birds of Tommy Baker & son of Wales Svr same way bred as their Welsh National winner these will be crossed with Alun Mauls Meuleman x Van Loon and George Litherland Van den Boshe these are all blended together a double winner and 1st Fed for Wraggydoll2008 pigeon chat member 2011 was bred from this section

 

or

 

Stock section 2. these will be Hysken van Reils x Janssen James Bond lines x with birds obtained from Mark Evans (Heart of England) West Midlands in 2003 latebreds from his widowhood cocks all were club Fed Amal and Combine winning cocks, these breed of birds have bred Caller & Gunn of Newcastle a 3 times Channel winner this year 2011 twice winning Clermont 3 weeks apart and he is only a yearling the 1st Clermont NEHU Queens Cup result was 1st New North Amalgamation and 12th Open NEHU Queens Cup from Clermont on the 3rd of June from 13,961 pigeons from 420+ miles.

 

Vinnie is now offering to pay the carriage to England,Wales or Scotland

 

6 Young birds

Current bid £110 stan the man

[Ian McKay]

Lot 18 Robert Dawson (Treble D) Ryton Tyne & Wear

 

1 Youngster

 

Current bid £30 The engineer

[Ian McKay]

Lot 19 Maidment & Reeves (Rembrant2coo) Fife

 

PUT US DOWN FOR A PAIR IAN , MAIDMENT & REEVES WILL BE LONG DISTANCE

O.K

 

The Youngbirds will be out of the following Stockbirds ) JAN ARDEN X D.N.DALL X B DENNEY X W DAVIDSON &SON

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £60 Sapper756

[Ian McKay]

Lot 20 Whitty Fife

 

 

Will put one in from CHAMPION BETTY WINNER OF 22nd Open 2nd Sec, 33rd Open 2nd Sec SNFC NEWBURY 91st Open 10th Sec SNFC BOVINGTON 6x1st Club being paired to her own son when she was paired to CHAMPION DAVIES DREAM 170th 45th Open 17th Sec SNFC EASTBOURNE 1st Open 1st Sec 1st Fife Ypres SNFC also 2nd Open 1st Sec Fife Fed he also won PB champion 2010

 

1 Youngster

Current bid £200 budgie

[Ian McKay]

Lot 21 Jocky Scott Fife

 

JOCK SCOTT KENNOWAY WILL PUT ONE FROM 1st Open Fife Fed LEICESTER

 

1 Youngster

 

Current bid £50 sheba1

[Ian McKay]

Lot 22 Stewart Bowman Fife

 

I will donate 2 youngsters from my distance birds

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £45 VMS

[Ian McKay]

Lot 23 jimmy_bulger Merseyside

 

A pair of 2012 young birds Kenyon long distance

 

 

2 Young birds

 

Current bid £100 C Smillie

[Ian McKay]

Lot 24 Ian_w Lanarkshire

 

A pair of youngbirds bred from a pair of

Macalony Janssens both parents will be grandchildren from there

Dream pair,

 

 

2 Young birds

 

 

Current bid £160 WulDon

[Ian McKay]

Lot 25 Andy Burgess & Babybird Gladsmuir East Lothian

 

 

We will donate a pair of "white youngster,s" from Babybirds loft . they are mainly rapido Buscheart based with a little Logan in .Mr & Mrs Burgess

 

 

2 White young birds

 

Current bid £35 seaforth