Thank you for the kind words @atomicblonde❤️
I finally went live on social media regarding my diagnosis. Now I've had time to process it all, I believe this sums up my feelings best so I will post it here.
From my Facebook:
I haven't posted on social media in a while, but here we go...
I was naive to think that I would never have to write a post like this - yet here we are. After a month of tests and appointments (continued bad news after bad news), I was finally diagnosed with incurable stage 4 bowel cancer two weeks ago. Devastated doesn't even come close to describing how I feel - and everyone else affected by my diagnosis.
The aim of this post isn't for anyone to feel pity towards me, but to raise awareness about this awful disease. Trust your gut feeling, listen to your body and don't let a health care professional tell you that it won't be cancer because of your age. Cancer doesn't care who you are, your age, your hopes, dreams, plans for the future or the people in your life - it can and will affect everyone at some point in their life. Unfortunately, life is unfair and can be so cruel - even if you think you're winning at life, you never know what it's going to throw at you.
To end on a positive note, I couldn't have done the last few weeks without my amazing family, friends and my incredible wife. Francesca is my rock and I couldn't have got this far without her (and many others).🥰
Whilst my life journey wont be as long as we all believe ours will be, I will continue to fight and surround myself with loved ones. All I can do is fight and live each day as it comes. One step on the ladder at a time, however high that ladder allows me to climb.
If you got this far, thank you for reading.🤗
Andrew.