How does it feel when we are diagnosed a cancer?

For the first few weeks I was in complete denial. I wasn’t ill before my diagnosis and considered myself to be a very healthy person. To be told I had cancer at the age of 23 was something I had never even thought about.

I didn’t tell any friends or family at first, because it felt like the more people that knew, the more real the situation would be. I kept trying to carry on with my normal routine during my chemo, but this didn’t last long, as the chemo soon drained me out, and people started to realise that something was wrong.

Initially, I was completely negative about the whole idea. All I kept thinking was – what is the point trying to fight it if it may kill me in the end anyway.

I could constantly feel this lead like weight in my stomach. People would be talking to me, but I wouldn’t know what they were saying because my mind would start to wonder and think about what would happen next.

To be honest it took me a few months to completely accept the situation and all the love and support from my family has made the world of a difference.