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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...

MY FAMILY’S CANCER JOURNEY

Started in, I think 1993 when, at the age of 40 my oldest sister, Jean, found a lump in her right breast – she had a mastectomy followed by chemotherapy – it was a shock to the whole family – but after a year she was well and back at work – life almost returned to...

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...

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