Family launch fundraising campaign to get Naas teacher to U.S. for cancer treatment as she fights disease for third time

By Kim O’Leary

The family of a very popular former Naas teacher has set up a GoFundMe page to get her to the U.S. for life-saving treatment as she bravely battles cancer for the third time.

Regina Duffy is a native of Westport in Mayo and she taught Spanish and German at Piper’s Hill College in Naas for eight years up until last year.

She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 and received treatment but unfortunately her cancer returned in the form of a brain tumor in 2014.

Once again, brave Regina battled on against the cancer and in March 2018 she married her doting husband James before she was diagnosed with cancer for a third time at the end of the year.

However, over the Christmas holidays, Regina was diagnosed with cancer for a third time in less than eight years.

According to the GoFundMe page, Regina’s cancer is rare and difficult to treat and she requires specialist treatment abroad at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. The family is aiming to raise €250,000 to pay for Regina’s treatments in the U.S. and since the campaign was launched on Monday 14 January and over €45,000 has been raised thus far.

The family said:“Regina’s indomitable spirit and amazing zest for life mean she’s up for the fight again and we are asking you to join her army. The costs entailed in this fight are exorbitant and we, her family, would be most grateful for any contribution you can make to help us get our precious Regina well again.”

To donate visit 'Regina’s Fight for Life' GoFundMe page.