Laura Gibson-Brabazon of Newmarket Racecourses has launched a fundraising campaign to aid her friend Lucy Horan to seek urgent cancer treatment in Germany.
Horan, 28, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer earlier this year. The money raised will be used to help her receive groundbreaking vaccine treatment which is unavailable in the UK.
A Newmarket resident since 2017, Horan is employed by bloodstock insurers Weatherbys Hamilton and has also ridden out regularly for trainers in the town, including Lucy Wadham, James Ferguson and more recently Charlie Fellowes.
In 2022, she finished second in the Ride of Their Lives charity race at York, having successfully raised over £5,000 for the Macmillan cancer charity.
“Fast-forward 18 months and now Lucy is the one needing the support,” said Gibson-Brabazon, who set up a Go Fund Me page on Friday.
“On Thursday, Lucy will begin an intense course of chemotherapy, but to get this vaccine treatment, which will give her the greatest chance to beat this disease, she has to travel to Germany on Tuesday prior to her beginning her chemo.
“We all know how incredible this industry can be when people need help and support, so we are asking for you to donate as much as you can to help Lucy get the help she needs to pay for this life changing treatment.”
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