Gemma's Giving Page

In October 2017 I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. I had a 3cm tumour in my right breast. I don’t really remember much from that initial appointment but I will never forget the roller coster journey we went on as a family. I underwent 6 months of chemotherapy. Followed by a lumpectomy in April 2018 then further surgery in May as my biopsy showed the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes. I completed my treatment with 35 sessions of radiotherapy. I now have to take Tamoxifen for the next 10 years (1 down - 9 to go!) to decrease the chance of any further cancerous tumours. Cancer is a shadow that hangs over me and my family daily. Every lump or illness sends fear through us all. The lingering side effects are cruel and although I am now cancer free - I will never be the same person I was. I walk because I am a survivor, I walk because I am a fighter and I walk in the hope that no other family will go through what mine did. I walk for me and in support of my friend V and all other sufferers, survivors and there families xxx