Emma Simms For years she knew something was wrong with her. She struggled with paralyzing fatigue, crazy her legs and couldn’t gain weight. When she began to suffer from night sweating and chest pain, Emma began looking for answers. According to the diary, however, she met with a negative attitude of doctors.
“My general practitioner refused me three times, and I even ended up on the emergency room,” Emma of Stratford-upon-Aleon said. “Every time I was told that this was nothing serious. They did blood tests and claimed I had no lymphoma. And that was all. They sent me away,” She said 32-year-old Emma, who, according to doctors, was not threatened to have cancer.
It was only in December 2024, after months of deteriorating symptoms, Emma finally sent to the Hematology Department in the hospital in Oxford. CT examination revealed an 8 cm large tumor that settled in her chest and began to spread to the lungs. She officially diagnosed Hodgkin’s lymphoma – a rare form of blood cancer. Paradoxically, it happened on February 4, 2025, on World Cancer Day.
“By phone, they told me a few weeks before the biopsy confirmed it, so I had a little time to recover. But nothing will prepare you to sit there face to face and see the image from the scan, ” A crushed young woman said.
Emmina Treatment started with one of the most aggressive forms of chemotherapy, which they were given in intensive doses for a few days. “It was scary, but given how big the tumor was, I wanted to go hard. I just finished the second cycle, and if it looks promising on the next examination, I will be able to go to another chemotherapy regime called ABVD,” the brave patient explained.
“The hardest thing was vomiting and bone pain from the injections. After chemotherapy, you need to inject injections to increase the number of white blood cells, but your bones hurt you. For steroids, I also gained two kilograms in two months, and I can hardly get to know each other in the mirror, sometimes in the mirror, ” She went on.
Emma, however, found that some parts of her suffering were lighter than expected. “I thought I was going to wear a wig, but now I’m mostly bald or I wear a hat. People write to me that I don’t need a wig, but it’s a bit about mental adaptation, ”she said.
She was most surprised how she handled mentally. “People may be shocked when they hear it, but for me, coping with cancer was easier than my previous struggle with mental health. I have already struggled with anxiety and depression as a teenager. Cancer is, of course, frightening, but there is a treatment plan. There is a way forward. In the case of mental health, it is only you who is alone in his head. This is much harder, ”said the young woman.
Emma is shared in Tiktok for up -to -date information about her health. “Talking about my journey connected me with many amazing people. It really helps me feel less lonely,” she revealed.
He considers his friend Calvin to be his greatest support. “It’s incredible. I don’t know how I could do it without him. Honestly, people who go through chemotherapy themselves are superheroes. My family and friends also support me very much, I feel very happy, ”she added.
