Medical records show Ruth McDonagh (46 years) was 13 times back and forth to consult with a physician, but physicians can not find the cause tremendous pain in his stomach. The doctor just told her a warm bath and change the food menu.
When the pain he felt was no longer bearable until she could not eat, even doctors only gave him a prescription and herbal medicines say for reasons of neurotic illness.
But when diagnosed in January last year, doctors finally found a malignant tumor (cancer) in his gut that has progressed to the final stage, which is almost impossible to treat. Cancer by 10 cm has even spread to the spine and very likely kill him.
The only hope is the operation that would involve the removal of the tumor with part of his spine, but McDonagh has not been able to find a surgeon who could do it.
His chances for survival are very low and if anything he is doing surgery, then he will not be able to use his lower body.
"I know the symptoms of bowel cancer so I went back again and again, but I can not get anyone to take it seriously. They underestimate him. I felt excruciating pain like that and I could not eat. Clearly there is something serious wrong with me," Ruth McDonagh clearly derived from Enfield, North London.
McDonagh first visited a doctor in December 2008, when he complained of bleeding. He asked the doctor if it could be caused by colon cancer, but doctors told him the symptoms are simply due to digestive problems.
Over the next two years, he visited another doctor in Potters Bar and Enfield as much as 12 times, he still complained of similar symptoms of bloating and abdominal pain.
In June 2009, he was referred to Chase Farm Hospital to perform X-rays, which were later found some intestinal disorders. But a few days later, when he visited his doctor again, she was told to do a warm bath and drink warm liquids. New to the diagnosis in January 2011, doctors found no cancer in his intestines.
"He felt very strongly to bring to the attention of the key symptoms for medical professionals. By the time he was diagnosed (colon cancer), many treatments are no longer available to him," said Iona Millais, a lawyer at Russell Jones and Walker.
Because it has not found a doctor who could help him, McDonagh has launched a website, www.helpruthie.co.uk, to raise funds and find a doctor who would volunteer to do surgery that can save him.
"If it were not for my son, I might give up, but I must continue to fight for him," said McDonagh.
If you can not heal, the most feared McDonagh was his son Brandon who was only 11 years old. He has instructed lawyers to compile a compensation claim against the NHS to help care for his son's future.
"Who will care for my child if I go? This is terrible for him. He was having nightmares and even write to Santa to ask me to recover. It's heartbreaking," said McDonagh.
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