This week, seven years ago, time seemed to stop.
“You have tumour on your pancreas.”
“You have cancer.”
Those words changed everything, on 7th Dec 2018, in that moment, I genuinely thought it was game over, I couldn’t see beyond the fear, the uncertainty or what was about to come.
But today, seven years later, thanks to Whipple surgery on 15.08.2019, I want to focus on hope 🫶🏼 not because the journey was easy, or that every day since has been straightforward, but because a diagnosis is a moment in time: it does not have to be the end of your story.
If you are sitting somewhere today hearing those words for the first time, I hope you can hold onto one thing: you don’t have to know how your story ends today
Take the next breath, the next step, and let tomorrow come. Seven years ago, I thought it was “game over.” Today, I’m here, and I’m using my voice to help make the path a little less frightening for those who come after me.
Lynch Syndrome Ireland 