Sadly, my cancer returned in September 2022 having spread to my abdominal cavity. My cancer is now incurable, but I had an operation to remove it from my abdomen in October 2022, then another six doses of chemo which finished March 2023. I am now on the maintenance drug Niraparib, which helps destroy cancer cell growth. I was originally at the Nuffield in Cambridge but felt that as my cancer is now incurable, I wanted to be treated at The Royal Marsden, as they are at the cutting edge of research and treatment.
My surgeon is Mr John Butler and my oncologist Professor Banerjee – both of whom are amazing and so positive and professional – I really feel that they are fighting to keep me alive. I visit the Marsden in Cavendish Square every month to have my bloods checked and had my most recent scan on 4 January this year, which always makes me very nervous, but I am in the best possible hands.