Yesterday I received a Facebook message from a former work colleague who has been keeping in touch. It reads "Love your blog! It's been a long time since a bloke made me cry! Keep fighting". My sense of humour, often described as strange by friends and family, immediately kicked in and I thought "I didn't realise my writing was that bad", but it was quite obvious that this was not what she meant. So, am I right to share my situation with others if it genuinely upsets someone? I think so.
Why? Well I'm doing it to get attention - but not for myself or my own situation. What's happened to me has has happened. All I want to do now is to draw the reader's attention to the symptoms of bowel cancer. If it helps just one person avoid this nasty disease then it will have been worth while, even if it meant reducing my friend to tears. Sorry Gail!
HI Keith,
ReplyDeleteAre you right to share your situation? Yes indeed you are.....
Someone who found my blog decided to have a colonoscopy because of what had happened to me. She had no symptoms whatsoever but as she had private health cover she had no problem getting it approved.
She emailed me afterwards and explained that they'd found a polyp in the colon, had removed it and it was classed as 'pre-cancerous',big sigh of relief all around.....then a few weeks later she was contacted again and they said they'd found cancerous cells in the surrounding area.
She has since had the rectal area removed.
Without symptoms and without reading my blog she would not have opted for the colonoscopy...was I right to share my story?
Too right I was :)
Keep sharing Keith, your story will touch others and will save lives.
xx