Maia Kennedy, 38, was instructed she had most cancers following an belly operation and says she will perceive how the Princess of Wales feels as a ‘younger, wholesome girl’
Maia had belly surgical procedure and learnt after that she had most cancers(Maia Kennedy / SWNS)
A girl who was instructed she had most cancers whereas recovering from belly surgical procedure says she perceive’s how Kate, Princess of Wales, should really feel.
Maia Kennedy, 38, had belly surgical procedure in February to take away a mass that was not initially believed to be cancerous – however to her shock, subsequent checks revealed that it was. Following a troublesome and whirlwind few months, Maia has been instructed that she is cancer-free.
Maia stated she understands as a ‘younger, wholesome girl’ how life-shattering the information may be and empathises with Princess Kate, who introduced on Friday that checks confirmed most cancers following her belly surgical procedure in January. Earlier than the operation, Kate stated docs didn’t consider her situation to be cancerous.
The Princess of Wales, 42, has not specified what sort of most cancers she has and Kensington Palace has stated they’ll ‘not be sharing any additional non-public medical data’ as Kate focuses on ‘making a full restoration’.
Maia stated ‘as a younger wholesome girl, you by no means assume it’ll occur to you'(Maia Kennedy / SWNS)
Princess Kate had belly surgical procedure and checks later confirmed most cancers(PA)
Sharing her well-wishes for Kate, Maia stated: “As a younger wholesome girl, you by no means assume it’ll occur to you. I by no means thought it might. However it could actually occur to anybody.” She added: “I’ve lots of empathy for what Kate goes via, it is a powerful time – by no means thoughts if you’re within the public eye.”
In December 2023, Maia started affected by nausea and a change of bowel habits, which her GP first put all the way down to acid reflux disorder. However additional checks revealed she had a tumour in her colon and, as a part of the routine process, had surgical procedure to take away the mass in February 2024. Specialists initially thought Maia’s tumour was non-cancerous.
However a couple of weeks after the op, a biopsy of the tumour confirmed it had been cancerous. Maia was instructed it was stage one bowel most cancers and did not want any chemotherapy. She is now in remission. Maia stated: “I knew one thing wasn’t proper, however you do not go into it anticipating them to search out one thing like that – it was an enormous shock for me.”
Maia stated docs instructed her it was non-cancerous at first(Maia Kennedy / SWNS)
The 38-year-old is now in remission and in search of remedy(Maia Kennedy / SWNS)
She continued: “All of it occurred so rapidly from December to March. It is taken over my life but it surely’s been such a brief time frame. It’s extremely surreal to say I had most cancers.” Maia is in search of remedy to assist her course of the traumas she skilled and goes via NHS bodily rehabilitation periods to construct her energy again up.
“It has been essentially the most troublesome factor I’ve needed to undergo,” Maia stated, including: “After I heard about [Kate’s] belly surgical procedure, my ideas went out to her.” Drawing a parallel between Kate’s post-op analysis and her personal, Maia stated: “On the time, they weren’t saying mine was most cancers, similar to they stated hers wasn’t at first.”
In Kate’s official assertion on Friday, the princess requested for “time, area and privateness” whereas she completes her therapy. She added: “Right now, I’m additionally considering of all these whose lives have been affected by most cancers. For everybody dealing with this illness, in no matter kind, please don’t lose religion or hope. You aren’t alone.”
Maia is keen about elevating consciousness of the early indicators of most cancers as a result of “the earlier you catch it, the higher”. She has warned folks to look out for signs of bowel most cancers, which she personally skilled. Based on Bowel Most cancers UK, early indicators embrace a change of bowel habits, bleeding out of your backside and ache in your stomach.
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