“Today is the final day of cervical screening awareness week, and this photo always hits me deep in my gut and brings tears to my eyes. There was a time in my life when, without me even knowing, I could have missed out on watching my children grow up. All those moments of cuddles and play could have vanished, and they might not have remembered my voice or the feel of my touch. Cancer was quietly growing inside me, BUT I went for my smear test. I took charge of my life and got screened – and because of that, this photo exists. This is real. It’s happening. And it affects every single one of us.”
