A Long Time … Watching and Waiting
I received my diagnosis of ‘Watch and Wait’ in June 2015, following surgery to try to remove a growth that had been found in my small intestine. The growth unfortunately could not be safely removed, but whilst my surgeons were in there, they decided to have a…
NOT THE LIFE WE PLANNED ….
It was October 2015, and as I lay on the CT scanner bed, suddenly the inconsequential, friendly chatter in the room stopped. The absolute silence confirmed my cancer diagnosis. What I didn’t know then, was which cancer I had and how it would affect my life. Just two…
I was diagnosed in April 2012.
I had ovarian cancer with 3 nodes on one ovary and 5 on the other. A number of Ultra sound Scans carried out at the wansbeck hospital, an indecisive consultant allowed the nodes to grow over the next few months, until eventually he referred me to the Queen Elizabeth…
A Carers story
After Danielle’s cancer diagnosis in April 2012, I took the roll of carer although it wasn’t until after the August operation that my role would become a major role in my life. Danielle suffered a lot of pain especially from the back after the cancer diagnosis. Her…
Tori’s Story as a Cancer Patient Carer
I can only tell my side of my cancer experience as a carer for my mum. Having to deal with the fallout after hearing the words ‘You have cancer’ is something I felt ill equipped to deal with but I loved my mum dearly and wanted to do my best. My story starts around…
I really want to try educate others in how to prevent Melanoma
Hi, I hope you are all doing as best as you can. I’m Steve, initially from South London but now living in Guisborough with Angie, my better half, who is a Boro lass and Bea, our dog. We have two daughters Abbie and Erin who are both currently at University. Around…
So if I was to be told at 18 that in a year you’ll be fighting cancer
So if I was to be told at 18 that in a year you’ll be fighting cancer and your life will be at serious risk of losing your life, I would’ve laughed at you openly but how much of a dark reality this would soon become. Following a few months of symptoms like headaches,…
My name is Ainsley Foster
My name is Ainsley Foster, and I am 23 years old from a small ex mining community known as Blyth. On the 26th of April 2019 my whole world as I knew it changed dramatically. I was diagnosed with brain tumour. Before, my diagnosis I was like any typical 21-year-old. I…