Community Supports Beccles Woman Who Lost Eye to Cancer

Friday, 28 June 2024 14:41

Alaina Ratcliffe at Specsavers in Beccles. Photocredit: Tigerbond

A Beccles woman who lost her eye to cancer will receive a prosthetic one thanks to the support of the community.

After experiencing headaches, Alaina Ratcliffe booked an eye test which is when the cancer was picked up; she had surgery to remove the eye a few weeks later. She was then hoping to get a prosthetic eye but the cost was expensive. Specsavers in Beccles set up a fundraiser with a target of £1,200. It took just 1 day to reach the goal with the total standing at more than £2,100 raised so far.

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