{"id":63371,"date":"2018-02-04T04:15:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T09:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/world-cancer-day-five-people-affected-by-cancer-share-their-moving-stories\/"},"modified":"2018-02-04T04:15:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T09:15:27","slug":"world-cancer-day-five-people-affected-by-cancer-share-their-moving-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/world-cancer-day-five-people-affected-by-cancer-share-their-moving-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cancer Day: Five People Affected By Cancer Share Their Moving Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>World Cancer Day: Five People Affected By Cancer Share Their Moving Stories<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Almost 360,000 people are diagnosed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/news\/cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\">cancer<\/a>\u00a0in the UK every year and each one of their stories is different. In the run up to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/support-us\/donate\/world-cancer-day\" target=\"_blank\">World Cancer Day<\/a>, five people affected by the disease, either personally or through family, have shared their stories in a series of blogs on HuffPost UK.<\/p>\n<p>Their insights lift the lid on the realities of diagnosis, treatment and life after the all clear, revealing that while cancer is never easy, it is possible to find happiness again.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0\u201cMy dog jumped on me and I found a lump.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/5a73196f160000450013975a.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\" alt=\"\" data-credit=\"Sarah Roberts\" data-portal-copyright=\"Sarah Roberts\" data-provider=\"Other\" data-provider-asset-id=\"206085406\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>As a 33-year-old bride-to-be, Sarah Roberts felt the fittest she had ever been, but last August she was diagnosed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/news\/breast-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\">breast cancer<\/a> after noticing a lump when her dog jumped on her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to grab my right breast as the little blighter had landed on it and I felt a lump, a very big lump,\u201d she explained. \u201cBefore I knew it, I was at the hospital having an ultrasound, mammogram and biopsy. I had a feeling<br \/>something was wrong so wanted to act quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sarah is now undergoing treatment and although she has good days and bad days, her finance Jake has remained a huge source of support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing will ever steal my optimism, I will forever be optimistic. I am getting married in December 2018 &#8211;\u00a0 and I am determined to be there,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read Sarah\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/i-was-lying-in-bed-when-my-dog-jumped-on-me-and-i-found-a-lump_uk_5a720298e4b03699143ec826?t3q&#038;utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage\" target=\"_blank\">full blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cHaving my stomach removed helped me see my daughters grow up.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/5a7337061600004500139799.png\" data-caption=\"\" alt=\"\" data-credit=\"Dan\" data-portal-copyright=\"Dan\" data-provider=\"Other\" data-provider-asset-id=\"206085990\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Five years ago Dan Taylor found out he carried a faulty gene called CDH1. Like the better-known BRCA gene mutation, which is linked to breast cancer, having a CDH1 gene mutation increases a person\u2019s risk of being diagnosed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2014\/04\/25\/stomach-cancer-symptoms_n_5206476.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-stomach-cancer\" target=\"_blank\">stomach cancer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The father-of-two elected to have preventative surgery and have his entire stomach removed.\u00a0Dan is still able to consume solids, but has to consume much smaller quantities of higher calorie food now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe seven-hour operation involved joining my oesophagus (the food pipe) directly to my intestine,\u201d he explained.\u00a0\u201cAfter surgery, tests showed I already had stomach cancer, even though I hadn\u2019t noticed any symptoms. If I hadn\u2019t had surgery, I might not [have survived].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing is that I\u2019m still here to see my two <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girls<\/a> as they grow up. Abigail is nearly 10 and Edith is six and they\u2019re such lovely little <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girls<\/a>.\u00a0I love spending time with them, love watching them grow and change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read Dan\u2019s full blog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/my-preventative-surgery-helped-me-see-my-little-girls-grow-up_uk_5a747932e4b01ce33eb22f52?qsh&#038;utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cI thought my cancer had returned, but it was something much better.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/5a748f242d00004900943925.png\" data-caption=\"\" alt=\"\" data-credit=\"HuffPost UK\" data-portal-copyright=\"HuffPost UK\" data-provider=\"Other\" data-provider-asset-id=\"206089764\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>In 2010 Norva Semoy Abiona was told she had a 15cm cancerous mass growing on her right ovary, which she had to have removed. Doctors said this could make her experience early menopause.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband and I were trying to have children for a few years and by then we had had two miscarriages. You can imagine how sad and frustrating it was for me after wanting to have children to know that I don\u2019t have a right ovary any more,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>At her four-month check-up, doctors told Norva they\u2019d found an abnormality that needed investigating. She feared the worst and assumed her cancer had spread, but an ultrasound scan revealed it was good news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo their surprise and mine, I was actually pregnant. Nine months after that I gave birth to a wonderful, beautiful <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girl<\/a> called Odelia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch Norva\u2019s full vlog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/i-thought-my-cancer-was-back-but-i-was-pregnant_uk_5a76c0f8e4b01ce33eb37109?mx\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cI was told I had cancer on my 8th birthday.\u201d\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/5a732b211600002000139776.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\" alt=\"\" data-credit=\"Edward Garside\" data-portal-copyright=\"Edward Garside\" data-provider=\"Other\" data-provider-asset-id=\"206085706\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Coming to terms with a cancer diagnosis is hard at any age and at any time, but Edward Garside found out he had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, a form of blood cancer, on his eighth birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI began treatment straight away and it was intense for about 10 months. I felt ill most of the time and all of my hair fell out. As I was so young, it was hard to explain to people how I felt and what I was going through,\u201d Edward, now 16, said.<\/p>\n<p>The next three years were uncertain for Edward. He had repeated trips to hospital for checkups and further treatment, when he just wanted to \u201cspend [his] time at school, watching football, playing football and seeing friends.\u201d It wasn\u2019t until he was 11 that Edward was finally told he\u2019d responded well to treatment and now only needed check-ups. He still remembers the day clearly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot put into words how happy I felt, it was such a memorable moment. The joy on my family and friends\u2019 faces was amazing and the doctors and nurses that helped me along the way were so pleased too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read Edward\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/i-remember-being-told-i-had-cancer-on-my-eighth-birthday-like-it-was-yesterday_uk_5a70949ce4b0be822ba0bbd8\" target=\"_blank\">full blog here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0\u201cBoth of my children were diagnosed with cancer.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/5a732ee3160000450013977e.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Gillian Foreman with her grandchildren.&nbsp;\" alt=\"Gillian Foreman with her grandchildren.&nbsp;\" data-credit=\"Gillian Foreman\" data-portal-copyright=\"Gillian Foreman\" data-provider=\"Other\" data-provider-asset-id=\"206085773\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Gillian Foreman and her husband Michael have lived through every parent\u2019s nightmare &#8211; not one, but both of their children were diagnosed with cancer. The <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a>\u2019s youngest, Neil, developed a lump by his groin when he was just two-and-a-half years old, so they took him to hospital immediately. He was diagnosed with Wilms tumour, a rare form of kidney cancer. \u201cMy blood boiled when we found out the news \u2013 I was just so angry this was happening to our family &#8211; but I held back,\u201c Gillian, now 72, said.<\/p>\n<p>Neil underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy, but was thankfully given the all clear. However, the family were dealt a second blow when Neil\u2019s sister,\u00a0Anna, was diagnosed with leukaemia on her 31st birthday.\u00a0\u201cWe couldn\u2019t believe what was happening, I thought, \u2018not again, please\u2019,\u201d\u00a0Gillian said.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to treatment Anna is now in remission and Gillian said the experience of supporting her two children through cancer has made them closer as a family. \u201cLife has certainly thrown a lot at us but we are so appreciative of where we are now and luck has finally been on our side \u2013 both of our amazing children have now had children of their own. We did not see this coming after all they had been through,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Read Gillian\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/when-both-my-children-had-cancer-i-feared-id-never-be-a-grandma-now-my-dreams-have-come-true_uk_5a73372be4b0bf6e6e2283de?utm_hp_ref=uk-cancer\" target=\"_blank\">full blog here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Sarah, Edward, Norva, Gillian and Dan are supporting Cancer Research UK. Get involved on World Cancer Day, Sunday 4 February, and wear a Unity Band to help fund research right now. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/support-us\/donate\/world-cancer-day\" target=\"_blank\">cruk.org\/worldcancerday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div><!--HH-SLIDEEXPAND--57e927bbe4b0db20a6e9ea4d--HH--><\/div>\n<div><!-- TAG START { player: \"Huff Post UK Lifestyle - Click to Play\", owner: \"HuffPost UK (PUB)\", for: \"HuffPost UK (PUB)\" } --><\/p>\n<div vdb_params=\"m.embeded=cms_video_plugin_uk.edit.huffpost.net&#038;m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3DSPONSORSHIP_NAME&#038;m.fwsitesection=composer\" data-placeholder=\"\/\/img.vidible.tv\/prod\/2018-01\/31\/5a724cc3cc912f706c841090\/5a724cc3c5ab0e7fa5d6cb76_o_F_v0.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=900\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- TAG END { date: 02\/01\/18 } --><\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/world-cancer-day-five-people-affected-by-cancer-share-their-surprising-and-inspiring-stories_uk_5a730169e4b0bf6e6e221c7f\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/world-cancer-day-five-people-affected-by-cancer-share-their-surprising-and-inspiring-stories_uk_5a730169e4b0bf6e6e221c7f<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Cancer Day: Five People Affected By Cancer Share Their Moving Stories Almost 360,000 people are diagnosed with cancer\u00a0in the UK every year and each one of their stories is different. 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