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The day before I was flying to Argentina I went to the hospital for antibiotics for want I thought was an infection. They said it was a tumour and I flew back to England the next day instead... Read more
I started feeling very tired in December 2020 and had lower back pains that did not seem to go away... Read more
I was 10 years old when I was diagnosed with a GBM 4 brain tumour after a grandmal epileptic seizure. Read more
In 2016 we received the surprising news that I had cancer. It was stage 3 and doctors were hoping it would be curable although they are very reluctant to use the term "cure"... Read more
It was a new normal morning, in these crazy times when I checked my boobs..something I do regularly but probably not regular enough. I found a lump on my left breast. Read more
I was diagnosed with Stage 2 grade 3 HER-2 positive breast cancer at the age of 25 after finding a lump in my left breast. I had no symptoms that stood out. Read more
I recently had surgery (eek) to remove my colon along with the tumour. I'm now home recovering with a new tummy accessory, a stoma bag, my tummy currently resembles a pretty good Halloween costume! Read more
I was suffering with migraines and headaches 6 months before I was finally diagnosed with a brain tumour... Read more
I discovered I have breast cancer on May the 4th 2016. May the forth be with you, more like may the cancer be with you!! :0)... Read more
I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on 23rd July 2020, a few weeks after my 29th birthday. Read more
My name is Becca and I was diagnosed with primary mediastinal b cell lymphoma in July 2015, 5 weeks before my 25th 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
I was in my first year of university when I found a lump in my neck the size of a table tennis ball. I went to see my GP straight away because, well, that’s clearly not normal for an 18 year old is it?! Read more
Most of the difficulties in my cancer journey were prior to being diagnosed. For two years my brain tumour was misdiagnosed... Read more
I was diagnosed with stage three, oestrogen positive breast cancer at 31 years old. I have no previous family history and my only symptom was a lump in my breast. Read more
Life has a funny way of throwing bad things your way just as you think you’ve got it as together as you can as a 26-year-old… and who knew 6 little letters could have such a life-shattering effect... Read more
In 2019 at the age of 26, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I had affected lymph nodes in my chest, neck and shoulders as well as fluid around my heart and a 10cm tumour in my chest. Read more
On a regular day of July back in 2017, I was told I needed to get a bone marrow puncture as a last measure to understand what was happening to my neutrophils as they were 0. Read more
I was diagnosed at the age of 33 with Stage 2B invasive ductile carcinoma and in situ breast cancer. Read more
I was 27 years old and a mum to a 5-year-old, when I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. 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
In November 2019 I was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma at the age of 27. I know most people are thinking ‘what is that?!’ Read more
It all started with a funny-looking mole on my leg. I’d been keeping an eye on it for a while and thought it’d been getting bigger... Read more
I was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma in March 2016 when pregnant... Read more