The Victoria woman has been waiting 21 months and will need to pay $20k for breast reconstructive surgery.
, 42, a mother from Eynesbury in Victoria, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in August 2020 in the middle of the state's tough COVID-19 lockdowns.
Despite this, a backlog of surgeries, which were delayed due to the pandemic has meant Kuyl has been on the public waiting list for close to two years. Kuyl can't afford this and has started an online fundraiser to ask for donations so she can cobble together enough to pay for the surgery in November 2024, if it goes ahead.
"I'm not whole," she explains. "Every time I look in the mirror, I see my scars and it's such a constant re-traumatic experience.
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