Meet Lauren
When I was 25, I’d experienced symptoms of pins and needles down the side of the right side of my arm. I thought it was a muscle ache and so I ignored it until Christmas 2018. Then my mum was like, you have got to go to the doctor.
They did blood tests and scans. They did chest x rays and in 2019 did a CT scan and realized I had cancer.
Learn more about Hodgkin lymphoma.
"I was speechless, I just didn't think that I would have cancer."
In this video, Lauren talks more about the support her partner Danny provided during her diagnosis and treatment. She shares the type of dating profile that she might have created after she was diagnosed with cancer and her advice for others.
“One of the challenges of dating with cancer was just knowing if they’re going to be there for you or run away.”
My diagnosis and chemo were the most challenging years of my life. On the flip side they were the best years for learning the most about myself.
I am in a 6-year relationship with a guy called Danny who I met before I was diagnosed with cancer. Danny stuck with me throughout, which has been amazing.
