This is my story … I am recording this for family and friends (and anyone else this helps!!) to document my story from diagnosis with HPV related Tonsil Cancer through my tests, treatment at the Christie and ultimately hopefully full recovery!
A bit about me … 46, mother of 2 … fit and healthy … non-smoker, very little alcohol, BMI and BP all within healthy ranges.
Rowed the Atlantic in 2005. Competed in triathlons since 1999 and for the GB ‘age group team’ since
2018. Recently took part in World Championships in Abu Dhabi (this is all not to blow my own
trumpet, just to highlight that I am fit and healthy! And cancer was the last thing I thought I’d be
dealing with this year!)
In February 2023 I was diagnosed with an aggressive category one Tonsil Cancer. This has spread to the right lymph node, but probably no further!
I have now been accepted onto the Torpedo trial in Manchester, which is trialling Proton Beam therapy as a less invasive treatment than radiotherapy.