Paul shares his personal journey after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. He tells us how it all began, the thoughts and emotions that came with the diagnosis, what he experienced during treatment, and how life has been for him up to now.

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Hi, my name is Paul. I live in Doncaster. Yeah. Before I experienced um any problems with health, I was a fine chap um health wise

I didn't seem to have any problems, I was going about my business. Um, in a nice steady way. Um Yeah, I didn't have any problems at all

Very good. Well, I found out about my cancer. Um, I, I, I was going to the to quite a lot

Um, when I was. When I found out I was had this cancer, it was bowel cancer and I started to go to the child quite often. And more than I should be

So I reported it to my GP. Then they sent me for some tests. And um That's when they found out

When I had the the camera job um when when they found out I had bowel cancer. And that was 22 years ago. Nearly 3 now

My, my thoughts at the time. After they examined me was. Well, it's nothing I can do, um

Well, uh, I had a. It might seem weird to some people, but I had a very funny way of expressing mine. The situation, I, I was laughing and joking with the staff at the hospital, um saying come on, let's crack on, what's the next step in my life

And um my wife took it more serious than I did actually. Um, So I was, I, I was quite old basically because. Thought well, they've caught it early

I'm quite lucky, so let's crack on with the situation. Well, on this journey, I um. I had the operation

Um, shortly afterwards, which was quite surprising how quickly they did it actually. Um, they removed 18 inches of my bell. Um, which might seem a lot to a lot of people, but it's not quite, quite as bad as it seemed

Um, I had to go for, um, chemotherapy after my operation, but unfortunately I was poorly with that, uh, after a couple of sessions. So they decided to take me off for chemo and give me injections which was better for me. Um, I am actually on blood thinners now for the rest of my life

Um, to keep me going because uh of the operation. I got some advice off somebody to get in touch with Matt Millan, which I found very, very good, he was very helpful, um. One wins which helped me up with my Um, Gas, electric and other bills that I could pay, pay with um so I found that very good um so I do actually try and, Do um events like a coffee morning for people like that or sell tickets for them

So yeah, it was very, very good. I, I, I really do that, um, bowel cancer, um I try to um. Do something for them as well

I would say I was a a a very very lucky person that they caught this disease at a very, very early stage. I was stressed to. So the main If they have any doubts at all

Please, please go and get it checked out because. You never know. It don't take very long to do

I can do it, anyone can do it. So please go up and get yourself checked out. It 10 minutes of your time, that's all it takes

But, looking back, I'm very thankful. Of a French runway where the trade. And they been there for me, so most of my journey

So that's my journey..

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