Patient stories

"When you hear the word 'cancer', you just think you're not going to live anymore."

"I’ve had to rebuild myself in the past and I’m doing it again now. I know I can do it.”

“My doctor gave us the news, and…everything just felt really hollow. It was a big shock.”

“The doctor said, ‘This might hurt, yell if you wish’, and my wife Janet said my language was very colourful!”

What could she have done differently? What if her doctor had caught it sooner? “But, those types of questions are unhelpful to ask yourself after you’ve already been diagnosed.” 

Looking back, Hine knows that she could have approached her diagnosis differently. But she is happy with her life, and she is grateful for it.