to not understand why we aren't talking about this - young mother with bowel cancer [title edited by MNHQ]

[PoohBearsHole]

I've searched, but found nothing here but I can't believe with this blog post going semi viral there isn't a conversation about it!
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/charlotte-kitley/bowel-cancer-charlotte-kitley_b_5836238.htmlCharley
please read it, with tissues at the ready! please share it with friends and loved ones.
It made me take a little, ok huge step back on a bad day.

Truly would love to see this in the most active section x

Wow. Thank you for sharing.

Oh my world, that is heartbreaking. I must admit having Crohn's disease, bowel cancer is always in the back of my mind for some reason.

thank you for reading, will admit a personal connection to Charley, but all the same very single person knowing me or not has found them to be very well written and to have some resonance in their life :)

Omg that is so sad and moving. My dear neighbour is only 42 and will probably die from her cancer. She has two young boys. It's such a savage and indiscriminate illness. Charley's blog says what we should all do with life. Live.

You might get a better and more involved response if you put in your title what the thread is actually about.

Someone else might come along and think "I wonder if anyone is talking about this issue?" but not find this thread because you haven't actually said what it is that you want to talk about in either the title or in your post.

Sad and very moving. Trying to puzzle out why, at a very difficult time for me (and everyone in Scotland) my sister sent me that, claiming to have lost a close friend. I didn't reply because she has form for seeking sympathy at times when the attention has been taken from her, but now I a, quietly seething. I know the referendum is not, in fact, personal. But it was and she knew from other means, and direct contact, how focussed on it and anxious I was.

Anyway, beautifully written.

ok :) help me, how the f do I do that? :)

I hadn't heard of Charlotte Kitley. Reading that really touched me though. My wee brother died of bowel cancer.

What an amazing woman. I try to remember how lucky I am to be here after I nearly died during the delivery of my son 9 months ago. It does make you reassess your priorities. Every minute on this Earth is precious. God bless Charley and her family.

Yama, I am so sorry for your loss x It is such an "unknown" cancer, hopefully Cahrley's post will help in making it more broadly known. As has been said before, just because the cancer starts in a very personal area it doesn't make it a known one. yet boobs and balls do :)

I've read this post by the way - it's very moving.

(not belittling these horrible diseases but they have had great coverage though Breast Cancer UK and even Movember)

Trills, how do I change the initial post? :)

If you click on "report" by your first post you can ask MNHQ to change the title - I've seen the article linked on Facebook a lot so I bet a lot of MNers have read it.

Have you all seen this follow-up post from her husband?

I shared this on fb yesterday, it made me sob and cuddle my boy very tightly. She was an incredible woman, and it was a humbling article. I said a prayer for her and her family, they are in my thoughts.

That post is so sad, and beautifully written.

My grandad died from bowel cancer just five months ago, he dismissed early symptoms as usual indigestion and bloating discomfort etc (just got on with things and never told anyone) it wasn't until he started passing blood that he sought medical help and by then it was far too late . Agree that more awareness for bowel cancer is needed.

I haven't read it, my sister has just been diagnosed with bowel cancer

:( Sorry to hear that Five

(can't call you the nickname I'd like to call you because it would seem extra weird in this particular context)

Very moving. We definitely need to talk about bowel cancer so much more than we do.

I nursed my gran through terminal bowel cancer at home with me in 2003. She was dismissed so many times prior to diagnosis - she was 78 and agoraphobic to the point she hadn't left the house in about 10 years (I used to do everything for her)- any pain she had the doctors just thought she was being daft. She had a very bad fall at home and I'm now convinced it was because the tumour pushed through a section of her bowel and caused her so much pain she collapsed. No gp would come out to see her. I ended up ringing an ambulance and once in hospital it was there they found the cancer. They were shocked the gp hadn't found it sooner or wanted to do proper checks and blood tests despite her poo being black with blood and being unwell for a long time.

She had chemotherapy and an operation but it had spread too far and she died at home with me 6 months later.

Cancer scares the shit out of me.

That's so sad. Very moving. It really shoukd make you think about appreciating what you have.

Wow, what a touching article :-(

A friend of mine linked this on Facebook, beautifully written. There needs to be more awareness of bowel cancer - on of the ladies on the Tamoxigang threads died recently, leaving small children too.
I'm recovering from breast cancer treatment and have three under 7, so this really struck home for me.

I will come back to this thread and link after ive gotten this week over, im currently having tests for inflammatory bowel disease and its all a bit close for comfort, sounds like its well worth a read

I've seen it on Facebook and elsewhere and it was so very moving.
Like a PP I have ulcerative colitis and live in fear of developing bowel cancer although my consultant did say he hasn't had a diagnosis of bowel cancer in any of his patients ever.
I was very scared and tried to ignore my symptoms for a long time before seeing a doctor, bloody idiot that I am.