Mum told she was 'fine' for 10 years diagnosed with aggressive cancer

A mum pushed for 10 years to get answers to the worrying symptoms she was experiencing as doctors dismissed them as “anxiety”. Tameika McBride had been suffering from symptoms dating back to 2015, but says doctors would reassure her that nothing was wrong, with her blood work coming back all-clear.

The mum-of-two knew something was wrong, but it wasn’t until she noticed a large swelling in her neck, a few weeks after she had her son, that she demanded answers. A day after being told it was likely nothing to worry about, an ultrasound confirmed her worst fears: she had cancer.

“I was devastated and thought it was a death sentence,” said the 30-year-old stay-at-home mum. “With two young children, aged four and two,

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