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Charlotte, my daughter, passed from a brain tumour five days after her 19th birthday. She was diagnosed in July 2013 with a grade three anaplastic astrocytoma. She endured gruelling radio and chemotherapy. In July 2015, the tumour mutated to a deadly grade four glioblastoma, for which there is no cure. Charlotte, like so many others, never stood a chance with the type of cancer she had. I'm raising awareness and funding in her name so she never becomes 'just another statistic'. charlottesbag.com/ I now have cancer myself. However, my prognosis is a lot better than Charlotte's. Here's a timeline of recent events: 9.4.24: I was called for a routine mammogram. 13.4.24: I received a recall letter indicating something unusual. 18.4.24: Another mammogram, an ultrasound and a biopsy - the growth is suspicious but very small and considered manageable. No spread to the lymph nodes. 1.5.24 Biopsy results: 14mm carcinoma ER (Oestrogen Receptive). 11.6.24: I had my pre-op assessment. 14.6.24: I had a lumpectomy with lymph node biopsy. 12.7.24: I received the results of the lumpectomy: a 13mm carcinoma with no spread to the lymph nodes was excised. 5.8.24: I went to the Royal Marsden (where Charlotte received all her radiotherapy) to have a CT scan and mapping. 9.8.24: Exactly four months after the first routine mammogram took place, I am told I must take medication for the next five years to lower my oestrogen levels. Oestrogen stimulates some breast cancers to grow. At the end of the month, I will receive five days of radiotherapy. I was fortunate that my cancer was caught early. If you are called for a mammogram, then please go. These are provided free by the NHS from ages 50 - 71. You will be called every three years. I won't be raising funds for this cancer as, fortunately, it is incredibly well funded. I will. however, raise awareness of the importance of attending mammogram appointments. I have lost my daughter to cancer but I still have my son. I owe it to him to be here for as long as possible. I know both of my children would never have forgiven me for not taking up something that's free. Please RT with thanks