Family of Irish doctor sets up GoFundMe to raise money for cancer treatment abroad

Triona Logan with her children Kitty, 3, and Barra, 1. Picture: Triona Logan's GoFundMe

The sisters of a 36-year-old doctor have set up a GoFundMe to raise money to cover the cost of the mother-of-two's fight against Astrocytoma.

Caitriona 'Triona' Logan was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in October and her family are raising funds to send her to the United States or Canada to receive a novel treatment which is currently being tested there.

She has two young children, Kitty, 3, and Barra, 1, and an adoring husband, Leo.

According to the family, Triona is receiving excellent care in Ireland but the treatment for her type of cancer is limited here.

On the GoFundMe page, the family says:

"We are currently onto specialists in America trying to give Triona the best chance possible, and trying to get her the most amount of time possible with her family and friends. Unfortunately this kind of treatment comes at a very large cost."

Triona has a Grade 4, non-resectable Astrocytoma which has a typical prognosis of 12-18 months.

She is currently undergoing radiation therapy.

The Logan family say unused funds would be donated to the Irish Cancer Society.

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