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My Cervical Cancer Survival Story - why you mustn't ignore your smear reminder

My English A-Level teacher always told me that to structure an essay properly you should tell the marker what you are going to say, tell them and then tell them what you said. This is a good way to achieve that sought after A grade. It's also a good way of ensuring that people hear your message even if they don’t read your entire essay . So before I tell you my story I am going to relay my message to you, please, please, please go for your smear test when it is due. Don't ignore those irritating reminders that keep landing on your doorstep. I know you are incredibly busy, I know you are juggling so many things every day but smear tests are absolutely essential...they might just save your life. There's no easy way to be told you have cancer... On 15 January 2018 at approximately 10:20am I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Having told my other half that he was wasting his time coming with me to my appointment, I sat there in a state of disbelief. I hate crying an