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My cancer journey begins October 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic and healthcare resources under increasing pressure. Read more
I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2020 at the age of 31, just ahead of the first lockdown. Thankfully COVID did not affect any of my operations, scans, or treatment during that year. Read more
I was 25 years old when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. This was the most difficult time in my life. Read more
I started feeling very tired in December 2020 and had lower back pains that did not seem to go away... Read more
From what I remember is that while we were living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the age of eight, I started experiencing headaches and falling asleep when we were visiting family friends, which was so unlike me. Read more
Lying in bed one day my boyfriend noticed something different in my right breast and asked if it had always been there. In all honesty I didn’t know. All I did know was that I could feel a lump. Read more
I was diagnosed with Stage 4B Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2017 at the age of 23, after almost a year of appointments trying to get a biopsy. Read more
I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on 23rd July 2020, a few weeks after my 29th birthday. Read more
My diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukaemia came after having issues with what I thought was tonsillitis multiple doctors appointments but nothing Read more
Following a routine smear test and colposcopy procedure in Aug 2015, I was told my cells had turned cancerous Read more
It all started in March 2019. I banged my right breast getting my boys bikes out of the car after a trip.. Read more
I was 20 years old at my diagnosis. In my second year of university and living away from home. Read more