{"product_id":"having-the-guts-to-deal-with-bad-shit-paperback","title":"Having the guts to deal with bad shit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGemma Farquhar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 35 with two young children aged 4 and 6 - Bowel Cancer was the last thing on the doctors mind but I knew something wasn't right when I began vomiting after eating. The doctor initially put it down to a 'tummy bug' and then 'digestion issues' as I have no family history of the illness and my age was not of concern. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA couple of months later I found myself having emergency surgery on my bowel. I then found out I had Stage 3c Bowel Cancer. Shortly thereafter, this was restaged to stage 4 as I had a metastasis in my ovary which was not previously discovered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll this was happening when COVID-19 was in full swing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHad I realised that Bowel Cancer was not an old persons disease and there was more awareness then I may have got checked earlier, I may have questioned things that were happening - maybe not, I will never know but my objective is to use my experience and learnings to create awareness for young bowel cancer sufferers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my very personal account which will hopefully assist anyone newly diagnosed, family members, people recovering from surgery or undergoing chemotherapy and knowing they are not alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412089323698,"sku":"9780646833798","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/28076752eea0d6bb7d6ae264a333d51d.webp?v=1778314195","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/having-the-guts-to-deal-with-bad-shit-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}