{"product_id":"having-the-guts-to-deal-with-bad-shit-9780646833798","title":"Having the guts to deal with bad shit","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gemma Farquhar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780646833798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.28d","brand":"Gemma Farquhar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38521560891573,"sku":"9780646833798","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4a04cfef-0be0-4447-88d3-98578fd8778a.jpg?v=1613486316","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/having-the-guts-to-deal-with-bad-shit-9780646833798","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}