A woman with incurable cancer is calling on the good people of this Fine City to help her get hold of a private treatment which will give her precious life-prolonging care.

Megan McClay, a 29-year-old former Aviva employee who lives in Wymondham, was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in February 2020 after noticing a flashing light behind her left eye which moved to her liver.

Even with her current treatment doing its best to slow the tumors down, they are still "growing in size and mass" meaning Megan has no other choice than to look at a hugely costly alternative.

Norwich Evening News: Megan McClay, 29, was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in February 2020 (Image: Megan McClay)Megan McClay, 29, was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in February 2020 (Image: Megan McClay) (Image: Megan McClay)

Chemosaturation therapy, which directly attacks the tumour in the liver, costs £40K per treatment which Megan is battling to get funded by the NHS, along with eye cancer charity OcuMel UK.

But the search for alternative treatment has been "overwhelming" for Megan, who said: "I'm trying to focus on the positives but the tumour is growing in size and mass.

"One of my biggest concerns was the availability of treatment options and I hated the idea of fundraising but I don't know how long I have left."

Norwich Evening News: Megan McClay with her partner, Dimi Kashchiev, who has helped look at alternative treatments (Image: Megan McClay)Megan McClay with her partner, Dimi Kashchiev, who has helped look at alternative treatments (Image: Megan McClay) (Image: Megan McClay)

Megan's aunties and partner, Dimi Kashchiev, set up a GoFundMe to try and help raise £240K - allowing for up to six treatments of chemosaturation therapy - before it's too late.

Megan added: "Dimi and my family have been amazing and helped me not feel alone through it all.

"It's frustrating though because I feel everyone should have access to chemosaturation therapy.

Norwich Evening News: Megan first noticed something was wrong when she saw a flashing light pop up in her left eye while at work (Image: Megan McClay)Megan first noticed something was wrong when she saw a flashing light pop up in her left eye while at work (Image: Megan McClay) (Image: Megan McClay)

"So instead of spending all my time and energy fundraising I could be spending it with my family and friends.

"There's not a particular date I need the treatment but if the tumour in my liver reaches a certain mass, or spreads to another part of my body, I will no longer be eligible.

"So the sooner the better because you can't predict what will happen."

Donations to Megan's GoFundMe can be found here.

Norwich Evening News: Megan is hoping that she can fight for chemosaturation therapy to be funded by the NHS in the future (Image: Megan McClay)Megan is hoping that she can fight for chemosaturation therapy to be funded by the NHS in the future (Image: Megan McClay) (Image: Megan McClay)