They are part of the fabric that makes Port Macquarie such a tight-knit community and now Bec Lancaster-Scully and her husband Joel Scully need your help.
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Two months ago Bec was a happy and healthy 36 year old woman living on the Gold Coast with Joel and their two beautiful boys, five year old Will and one year old Kit.
Just before Christmas 2018, Bec suffered a series of migraines and doctors found two tumors.
At the end of January 2019 Bec underwent brain surgery to remove one of the tumors. The other cannot be removed due to it being on her brain stem.
She has since been diagnosed with Grade 4 - primary glioblastoma with a rhabdoid subtype - brain cancer.
The average survival time is 12-18 months with only 25 per cent of glioblastoma patients survive more than one year, and only five per cent of patients survive more than five years.
Bec originally lived in South West Rocks with her parents Tim and Kath and sister Sally and brother Scott.
The family moved to Port Macquarie so the children could continue their education. They attended East Port High School.
Joel is born and bred in Port Macquarie. And was well known in the family business, Inner Vision.
Bec and Joel became high school sweethearts.
The couple moved to Queensland over 10 years ago, marrying in 2009 in a beautiful ceremony with close friends and family in Thailand in 2009.
Members of the close knit family say that what makes Bec’s story even more incredibly sad and unique are the challenges her and Joel have faced over the past six years.
"Will was born in May 2013 with a heart condition that required heart surgery," she said. "He spent seven weeks in hospital until he was strong enough to undergo the surgery.
"Then in February 2016 their little boy Jasper was born sleeping at nine and a half months.
"Bec and Joel welcomed Kit into the world in October 2017, born at 34 weeks which kept Bec and Kit in hospital for six weeks," she said.
"Just when they thought all their struggles were over, they’re now faced with this horrible uncertain future."
Bec's sister Sally said that Bec has family in different parts of Australia and friends all over the world wanting to help.
"We thought what better way to raise some money to help her, Joel and the boys," she said.
"As everyone knows medical bills are costly and add up very quickly. Especially when you’re not able to work and trying to run a household all at the same time.
"Bec is the strongest woman we know. If we can make this fight a little bit easier, we’re going to do whatever we can for her and her boys' future."
Family and friends have created a Gofundme page as part of the fundraising effort.
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