Mortal And Strong - Scars of Gold - Voice No. 67 Mev

02/12/25 • 53 min

Another interview with Voice No. 67 out of 100 for the Scars of Gold campaign and in this episode we have Mev sharing her story of Endometrial cancer at the age of 31.

Mev's experience is a poignant reminder of why knowing the red flags of even rarer cancers is important. When Mev began having new and unexpected heavy and painful bleeding, a routine procedure to remove polyps actually identified early stages of Endometrial cancer. Initially managed with hormone therapy for 3 years Mev later went on to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer with it being unclear if this was a new primary or metastases from the endometrial cancer. Eventually Mev needed a full hysterectomy putting her into surgical menopause and living with Stage 4 cancer by the age of 37. Mev shares how her entire life has been taken out of her control and where she has found strength and support to process this diagnosis. We also talk about the wonderful support provided by the spotlight charity Victoria's Promise who provide support for women experiencing cancer.

Thank you to Mev for sharing her story and raising awareness as part of our campaign. Scars of Gold is a health awareness campaign sharing the voices of 100 women facing their mortality at a young age with life changing or incurable health conditions, led by Dr Liz Murray and photographer Sammy Weston. Produced by the charity @mortalandstrong (No. 1209448)

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Another interview with Voice No. 67 out of 100 for the Scars of Gold campaign and in this episode we have Mev sharing her story of Endometrial cancer at the age of 31.

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Mortal And Strong - Scars Of Gold - Voice N0. 66 Emma P

Introducing our latest Voice in the Scars of Gold campaign; the beautiful and loving human that is Emma P sharing her experience of Glioblastoma (brain cancer), MS and borderline ovarian tumour.

Emma shares with Dr Liz her incredible experience of having multiple major health conditions one after another. After first being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), when this went into remission Emma decided to explore fertility options to become a single mum by choice. These early investigations identified the early stages of ovarian cancer requiring her to have her ovary and tube to be removed. After several miscarriages, her second round of fertility treatment was successful and Alice was delighted to welcome her daughter to her world. After returning to work and beginning the new chapter of her life, Emma then began having daily migraines. After an MRI identified a large tumour, Emma needed major brain surgery to remove this and was found to have a very rare advanced stage 4 glioblastoma which carries a prognosis of 2 years. Emma explored all options including travelling abroad to trial new vaccines. Now living with stable scans more than 2 years after her craniotomy Emma shares how she lives at peace with her diagnosis and her love of her family and friends are helping her to keep focused on the here and now.

Another incredible insight into how the reality of how health does not discriminate in age or that one person can experience multiple health conditions. Emma's experience shares how the power of control can still be found and that peace and joy can be found in any circumstances. Emma shares how the support of her local charity Victoria's Promise has been invaluable in her finding a place of strength and peace and is a charity we are proud to include a spotlight on during our campaign.

Scars of Gold is a health awareness campaign sharing the voices of 100 women facing their mortality at a young age with life changing or incurable health conditions, led by Dr Liz Murray and photographer Sammy Weston. Produced by the charity @mortalandstrong (No. 1209448)

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Mortal And Strong - Scars of Gold - Voice No. 68 Tor

Introducing another wonderful voice and the bubbly and optimistic soul that is Tor. Tor shares how being a mum of two with her own business in her early 30's was brought to a halt with her primary breast cancer diagnosis. Each interview in this series offers a unique perspective and this interview shares how it was Tor's husband who first found the lump. We discuss the importance of having an open communication and discussing the awareness of red flag symptoms as sometimes it may be your partner who first notices things which could have been the difference between curable or incurable. Tor discusses at length how she approached sharing the information with her two boys and navigated hair loss and chemotherapy whilst trying to be a mum.

Another important interview providing toolkits of hope, support and ways to navigate this life changing diagnosis at a young age. This is also a poignant reminder that health awareness is something to be open about within the family so that within a couple each person can feel open to raise concerns about one another's health. Thank you to Tor for being another wonderful voice in our Scars of Gold health campaign.

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