I try to live in the moment and be grateful for what I do have. I know the likelihood is that I will need treatment further down the line, but I try to remain as positive as possible and feel reassured that there are teams across the NHS and beyond who will be there to support me when it’s needed.

In April I will be running the London Marathon helping to raise funds for the Follicular Lymphoma Foundation.

The surgeon said, ‘so the diagnosis is follicular lymphoma’ and I just sat there listening to him talk. Then I asked what kind of doctor I would see and when he said ‘an oncologist’ that’s when it hit. Oh wow. That’s a cancer doctor. I have cancer.