EXTRACTS FROM HER BLOG..

RACHAEL has documented her cancer fight in a blog called Big C Little Me. Here she talks about being diagnosed, chemotherapy and things getting worse.

December 12, 2016: It’s hard to know how to react. The young doctor tasked with delivering the news had her very best ‘sorry you have cancer’ face on. She kept pausing, waiting for me to cry. I just sat there thinking, “I wish they’d wrap this up so I can get home, put the baby to bed and watch I’m a Celebrity”.

December, 24, 2017: Chemo dates didn’t fall all that well... meaning Christmas Day will be one of my low ones. It feels similar to morning sickness in that I feel a bit nauseous, and would like to eat but nothing actually tastes good.

May 20, 2018: Lymph node surgery in February went to plan but the results... weren’t good. Seven out of 19 nodes removed were positive for cancer – a sign the previous 4 months of chemo hadn’t really cut the mustard.