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My Speech from the Event

So then, here we are. Welcome! Thank you so much for being here this evening, it really does mean a lot to us to see so many people here. Now, I’m only too aware that I’ve said A LOT so far. Just the 23,475 words to be exact on my hit blog, so I will try to keep this relatively short. Yesterday was the anniversary of when I was told I had cancer. Something I never imagined would actually happen to me. It feels like hours ago on one hand, and a lifetime on the other.  It’s funny, I don’t really recall much from that day. I couldn’t tell you what time the appointment was or much of what was said – other than “it’s cancer”.  I do remember it was raining though.  I was as naive and, lets be honest, sheltered as they come when it came to knowing anything about cancer.  Once diagnosed, I relied entirely on Evie and my parents to tell me things I needed to know. We were given a guide book, (not of the most fun variety) which to this day I have never opened, and not once did...