rivers2cross

I’ve spent almost 10 years fundraising and raising awareness about bowel cancer following Mum’s diagnosis in 2012. There have been many ups and downs, and of course worst of all losing Mum to this awful disease in 2016. For the most part it has been a positive, rewarding and life-changing experience for me. The last few months have been especially rewarding, as I have begun to heal and find my happier self once again finally. The friendships I have made, and continue to make are wonderful, and this community is so supportive and special in the face of much adversity due to the nature of what bowel cancer is.

Sometimes you just need to vent though, and this shi@%y disease really doesn’t care who it hurts and what it takes. In spite of the fact that if caught early it is very treatable, that is small consolation for many people who are getting diagnosed at later stages, especially the younger patients, who by some sections of the medical profession, are still regarded as too young! It’s time for people who disregard patients presenting possible bowel cancer symptoms to wake the f&%k up!!! Surely investing in early diagnosis will save an absolute fortune in treatment costs in the long term???

I’ll carry on selling the teddy bears, music, books and anything else I can come up with for as long as people want me to carry on doing it, and I will enjoy doing and especially making the friendships along the way. However, I’ll never forget what it has taken from me and others. I’m sending love to everyone out there going through tough times at the moment. So really just F*&k You Cancer!