The heartwarming moment a mother-of-seven with terminal breast cancer is surprised with a 30th birthday party - before her boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes
- A mother-of-seven found out she had cancer when she was 32 weeks pregnant
- After being told she has a maximum of 15 years left she is now living to the fullest
- Her boyfriend Metin surprised her with an incredible 30th birthday party
- And surrounded by their closest family and friends he proposed to Alisha
The heartwarming moment a mother-of-seven with terminal stage four breast cancer was surprised with a 30th birthday party and marriage proposal has been captured on video by her loving husband-to-be.
Alisha Harrison, who was tragically diagnosed with aggressive cancer and underwent a mastectomy while pregnant, celebrated her birthday on May 23 surrounded by family, friends and her children.
The mother, from Georges Hall, New South Wales, thought she was just going out to dinner with her boyfriend Metin Salih and their youngest son Isaac when she was given the surprise of a lifetime.
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The heartwarming moment a mother-of-seven with terminal breast cancer was surprised with a 30th birthday party and marriage proposal has been captured on video by her loving husband-to-be
'Halfway to the hall I asked her to put a blindfold on and then I walked her into a jam packed hall with our closest friends,' Metin told FEMAIL.
'Everyone was wearing different coloured wigs for her.'
Alisha can be seen being led through tables and chairs before she reaches the front of the room where their seven children are waiting. When the blindfold is lifted, Metin bends to one knee.
Alisha immediately says 'yes' and the couple embrace as the crowd erupts into applause.
'Halfway to the hall I asked her to put a blindfold on and then I walked her into a jam packed hall with our closest friends,' Metin told FEMAIL
The procession finishes at the front of the room where their seven children are waiting. When the blindfold is lifted, Metin bends to one knee
The courageous mother thought she was just going out to dinner with her boyfriend Metin Salih and their youngest son Isaac when she was shocked with the surprise of a lifetime
Alisha found out she had advanced breast cancer while 32 weeks pregnant with Isaac in 2017.
She noticed a lump on her nipple that was initially diagnosed as an abscess caused by a bacterial infection - but it grew back.
When she went back to the doctor she was put on multiple rounds of antibiotics but when she fell pregnant with a baby she had been waiting years for, she asked to stop taking the antibiotics to look after her unborn child's health.
The lump was growing at record speed and as she wasn't on any antibiotics she underwent a biopsy.
Alisha found out she had advanced breast cancer while 32 weeks pregnant with Isaac in 2017 (pictured here)
This took place on December 19 and by December 21, four days before Christmas, Alisha was devastated to be told that the lump she'd had for more than 18 months was breast cancer
This took place on December 19 and by December 21, four days before Christmas, Alisha was devastated to be told that the lump she'd had for more than 18 months was breast cancer.
Alisha had to handle this news with a surge of pregnancy hormones and six kids all under the age of 11.
At the forefront of her mind was keeping her latest addition to the family as safe and healthy as possible.
According to the GoFundMe her friends have set up for her, both Alisha and her partner Metin have three kids each and formed a large family together.
At the forefront of her mind was keeping her latest addition to the family as safe and healthy as possible
Alisha had to handle this news with a surge of pregnancy hormones and six kids all under the age of 11
Metin was a single dad with three girls and Alisha was a single mum with two boys and one girl.
After being together for four years they decided they wanted a child but it wasn't an easy task. They were faced with countless attempts to get pregnant and tests indicated infertility.
Although they were heartbroken during this time they carried on and finally after months of trying they found out Alisha was pregnant.
'It wasn't smooth sailing. There was complication after complication with the pregnancy and always fear that the baby wouldn't make it,' friends said.
'She became a priority at the hospital undergoing continuous monitoring. The pregnancy began to stabilise at around 26 weeks and she was now enjoying this precious moment. She was happy.'
According to the GoFundMe both Alisha and her partner, Metin, come from broken relationships baring three kids each
It was at this moment Alisha noticed something unusual on her breast and her whole world came crashing down.
After being diagnosed with cancer Alisha and Metin decided to sit their children down and have a conversation with them.
'I told them that mummy had gone to the doctor, and they did a test, and it's come back that mummy has cancer,' she told Mamamia.
The year before, Alisha's three children had lost their grandmother to cancer so they asked if she was going to die, just like her.
Although she told them she didn't know, she did warn them that she'd lose her hair and even though she would be sick, the medicine would hopefully make her better.
The delivery had to be moved forward because chemotherapy had to start as soon as possible.
At 33 weeks Alisha underwent a mastectomy with every precaution to keep the baby safe.
'Beautiful baby Isaac was born on February 8 2019. With the challenges of six kids, now seven, raising a newborn and trying to manage your health, you would think that would be enough,' the GoFundMe says
She had two weeks to heal before going back under the knife for a ceasarean at 35 weeks for the birth of her boy. Chemotherapy would begin three weeks after.
'Beautiful baby Isaac was born on February 8 2019. With the challenges of six kids, now seven, raising a newborn and trying to manage your health, you would think that would be enough,' the GoFundMe said.
'Alisha has now been hit with more bad news. The cancer is stage four and has become metastatic and spread to her liver. Basically it's the end of the line and 90 per cent of metastatic cancers end in death.
'Doctors don't have definitive answers as to how long she has left but the goal now is to prolong her life with ongoing treatment.'
Alisha's prognosis is unknown - but she is hopeful with the right treatment she could live for as long as 15 years.
'I definitely won't be here to see Isaac blowing out his candles on his 18th birthday. My family are what I live and breathe for, that's all that really hurts me,' she told Mamamia.
'I definitely won't be here to see Isaac blowing out his candles on his 18th birthday. My family are what I live and breathe for, that's all that really hurts me,' she told Mamamia
'You can't sit there and say I'm going to travel in 10 years. What if I'm not here? I never got to do that with my kids.'
Alisha has written a bucket list of all of the things she wants to do with her family while she can, some being simple things we often take for granted.
Included in them was having the opportunity to marry Metin in front of their kids, something she is now one step closer to fulfilling.
You can donate to Alisha and her family and help her live out her dreams on her GoFundMe.
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