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This September, I'm walking 78km for the 78 Australians who die from pancreatic cancer each week.
In 2008 I went to the doctor just with an annoying tummy ache. I'd been back from Europe for about 6 months and had put on a little bit of weight that I just put down to walking less now I was back home.
He sent me for an urgent ultrasound. It was a Saturday but he called the clinic to get me in that day. After the ultrasound I went home not really thinking much of it. Then I got the phone call that I needed to go to hospital immediately.
I went to Werribee hospital and they admitted me not knowing exactly what was going on. On the ultrasound they say something unusual but couldnt even tell if it was attached to pancreas, spleen or liver.
This was way out of Werribee hospital's league, so I was transferred to St Vincents hospital a few days later.
St Vincents concluded there was a large mass and it needed to be removed immediately. Given I was 25 they assured me it wasn't cancer, but they didnt exactly know what it was or what organ it was attached too.
Given we didnt know what this 'large mass' was, we named him Brucey. Why Brucey? Absolutely no idea!
August 1st 2008 I went in for surgery. I went in around 7am, and all I can remember was that it was dark outside by the time I got out.
The doctors had removed a 6kg 'mass' that was attached to my pancreas. As a result, they also had to remove half my pancreas. They sent the mass off for testing, still convinced there is no way it could be cancer.
A few days later they told me that Brucey was infact, a tumour and my world was never going to be the same again.
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Walking to raise awareness of this awful disease. I'm a rare survivor and know how very lucky I am. I'd love to see more survivors, or better yet, a cure.