After Both My Mum And I Were Diagnosed With Cancer I Knew I Was Meant To Be A Nurse

I was seven years old. I don’t remember having any symptoms, but when my mum spotted a lump in my neck she immediately knew something was wrong and we went to get it checked out.  I remember it vividly, it was such a whirlwind. After a number of tests, I was diagnosed with non Hodgkin lymphoma, which had spread to my skin. Although I was young and didn’t really know what it meant, I knew it was serious. The lump in my neck needed to be removed and then I had a course of chemothe