Reports Arrived

“I was desperate not to miss our holiday,”  Emmy reminisces. The reports came a day before they were to leave for the tropics where Jake wanted to propose the woman of his dreams, unfortunately, instead of packing their bags, they were waiting for the doctor to tell what the reports have to say. This time Jake was with Emmy, he left everything and flew back to England to be with Emmy.

Rare Case

“I was rushed to A&E with chest pains – we were waiting there for nearly twelve hours before a doctor told me the cancer stage four – it was incurable, and had spread to my spine, lungs, liver and bones.” Emmy was one of the youngest people to have this rare medullary thyroid cancer with only 300 cases in the UK in the last 12 years. Yet Emmy and Jake were not ready to give up.

Slow Down The Cancer

Emmy’s case was now transferred to Royal Marsden Hospital, to whom the couple has always been thankful. Doctors said after her neck biopsy and other tests that Emmy was now on a drug that could possibly slow down cancer from spreading. On the basis of prognosis, there were 20% chances that she could live for around 5years but Jake and Emmy were more than confident and we’re looking forward to so much to come on the way!

Symptoms, 2 Years Back

“My symptoms first started two years ago, I thought it was irritable bowel syndrome. I left it, and left it, as you do. I didn’t want to be a hypochondriac. They told me I was stressed. I went to the doctors two or three times – but just kept getting told it was IBS, and everything was normal, it was nothing to worry about. I would have diarrhea and constipation, but I wasn’t really being taken seriously by doctors. I had a really bad period,” she further remembered, “I was on a school trip and I had to go to A&E. I had blood tests, but they said everything was normal. But I left it – I reached a point where I was almost embarrassed to keep telling doctors I had something wrong with me. I just felt really silly.”

A Display of Devotion

“She had been complaining about not feeling great for a while but no one had ever felt her neck,” Jake shared his experience with disappointment. It was only 6 months since the couple got back together and the misfortune was on them now, though the reports stated Emmy didn’t have much time left, the couple was not convinced that this was it and a disease is stronger than their love and therefore, they wanted to make something new of their own. A paradise for the two.

Embarking on a Brave Battle

They were young, they were perfect together and they were optimistic, as soon as Emmy was discharged from the hospital she had something going on her mind that she and Jake decided together and both were ready to start their journey to all new adventures soon. Emmy never seemed low, she was always full of energy and with her flawless bright smile and how she was dealing with her routine checkups and chemos was more inspiring. At the ending phase of Emmy’s life she was ready to go on her new way with Jake.