by Becky Stevens | Feb 25, 2022 | My journey
At around the same time my melanoma was discovered, I had an MRI scan and the results were more detailed than I’d ever read before. They worried me because they showed a leak on the heart repair. From the beginning of my surgery, I’d been told that my...
by Becky Stevens | Feb 24, 2022 | My journey
There have been many times since my surgery that I’ve been reminded of my surgery and how fragile life actually can be. To think that I learnt to play the trumpet with one working lung without anyone realising it is a testament to my teacher and her teaching...
by Becky Stevens | Feb 23, 2022 | My journey
I was having problems with accepting my new body. I never knew I was ill, so I don’t see myself with an illness. And they’d repaired it. So surely, I was fine. An impatient patient I’m not a patient person, which made me not a great patient. If...
by Becky Stevens | Feb 21, 2022 | My journey
I was so nervous getting ready for surgery, but my GUCH nurse came and sat with me and my mum, keeping our spirits up and trying to calm my nerves. (Somerville Foundation – formally GUCH) This would be the last time I would see my chest scar free. 22 with a...
by Becky Stevens | Feb 18, 2022 | My journey
Medical procedures are something I’ve gotten used to over the years. So many professionals have seen my open, bare-naked chest, that I no longer have any issues with undressing for all these “procedures”. But at 22, I had issues with it! Before the...
