First of all, I must apologise for my lack of posting for the last 3 (!) months! I don't really know where the time has gone if I'm honest! I had so many great ideas for posts, most of which are still just sitting in the 'draft' section!
Things are good with me. I had an operation at the end of August to remove a lump from the muscle layer over my ribs, which was another suspected Melanoma, but the GOOD NEWS is that it was just a fatty lump! I don't think I've ever been happier to have one! Apart from that, things are ticking along swimmingly, and things are definitely on the up :)
The main reason for this post, is that this week is 'Teenage Cancer Awareness Week' which is run by my charity of choice, Teenage Cancer Trust.
This week is all about raising awareness in young people about what cancer is, what it feels like, what is does and most importantly, how to tell the symptoms of cancer, so you know whether to get yourself checked out or not.
Teenage Cancer Trust have released a lot of really interesting stuff about this, including a leaflet from which this is taken (http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/workspace/documents/TeenageCancerTrustAwarenessWeek_Leaflet.pdf). These things are worth bearing in mind, no matter how old you are!!
Teenage Cancer Trust do a wonderful job both in hospital and out. If any of you fancy having a look at the website, the link is: http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/
Their sister site is JimmyTeens, with whom I made this video I made about diagnosis (also about symptoms!) http://jimmyteens.tv/2012/07/10/talking-diagnosis/
So, yeah! I don't like to be preachy, but it's always worth keeping an eye on your body and knowing what is normal and what is not, because the best cure for cancer is early diagnosis!
I promise, more blog posts soon!
Phoebe x
