Last year my partner nicola went into hospital to have a mass removed that turned out to be a GIST.. The tumour was successfully removed along with some of her intestine but she has still needed further treatment. This is minimum 3 years of targeted chemotherapy, so the road to full recovery is not a short one, but one that she is coping with really well. Although she doesn't always think so. As with all illness and recovery some days are easier than others. 

We are lucky Nic's situation wasn't more serious as it had gone undetected for quite a while, which I think is often the case with the more rare cancers. 

This is me trying to do my bit to say thank you to raise money for a cause that isn't well funded compared to other better known charities. 

Thanks 

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