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THIS IS WHAT
LIFE ACTUALLY
FEELS LIKE.

(With a bit of sarcasm.)

I’m Ashley. After 16 years in the Middle East, I came home to Cumbria and straight into a cancer diagnosis.

This is the story, told properly. No fluff. No filters. Occasionally funny when it probably shouldn’t be.

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New around here? Start at the beginning. It makes a lot more sense that way.

Where it all started, the lump I nearly ignored, and the moment everything quietly changed.

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Don’t worry,

you’re not late

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Scans, surgery, and the reality hitting properly, hospital gowns, scars, and things getting very real.

The diagnosis, the plan, and the statistic I never expected to be part of.

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CHAPTERS

CANCER JOURNEY

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Part 7: Livin’ on a Prayer

Yes, this one’s late. Sorry about that — last week flattened me, and writing wasn’t happening. But here we are, and the good news is I’m officially past the halfway mark.

CANCER JOURNEY

Part 9: Saved by the Bell

It’s strange to wake up and realise… there’s no hospital trip today: no mask, no chemo chair, no countdown on the fridge. For the first time in months, the day is mine again.