Hello kind supporters

This post isn’t pancreatic cancer related but, as a mum and a fellow campaigner, my heart absolutely goes out to Melanie Leahy. I wanted to help – I hope you might too. 

Melanie has been campaigning for 7 years, asking for truth, accountability and change after the death of her only son Matthew at just 20 years old. 

Melanie tells that in 2012 Matthew was taken to a psychiatric ward for his own safety but Melanie didn’t see Matthew alive again because, within 7 days of arriving on the ward, Matthew was dead. 

Melanie is fighting for a Public Enquiry to uncover the truth about what happened to Matthew and to bring about future change.

Melanie is running out of time and needs help – she still needs 51,000 signatures on her petition, and has only one month left to do this.

I’m really hoping we can boost the signature count and get Melanie the 100k signatures needed to be eligible for a Government Debate. 

If you’re UK based and feel you can support, please consider adding your signature here Melanie's Petition

Full information on Matthew’s story and Melanie’s campaign can be found here Melanie's Website

As a mum I can only begin to imagine Melanie’s daily pain and I really hope she can get the chance to be a voice for Matthew.

If you would like more information Melanie is contactable on:

Facebook Justice for Matthew Leahy

and Twitter @MelanieLeahy

Please share if you can – time is of the essence!

Thank you so much for helping

Maggie x