I was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in September 2014. The chance of surviving 5 years at stage 4 is only 8%.  In 2014-15 I had two major operations and six months of chemo.  I then had a recurrence in October 2016 and was told that I was inoperable and incurable and put on palliative chemotherapy.  After more than 50 cycles of chemo (over two years) I was accepted for cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC at Imperial London.  This is very major surgery and I was on the operating table for over 10 hours. I am recovering well and recently walked from Grasmere to Easedale Tarn in the Lake District - over 12 kms.   I want to thank the surgeon, Jamie Murphy and the specialist nurse, Anne Moutadjer, by joining their team, raising money for Bowel Cancer UK, through their 'Walk Together 2019'.  

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. They fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.  They aim to stop people dying of bowel cancer, which is curable when diagnosed early.