It is a harmless sign that did not worry him. During the year 2023, Laura Dawson, 44, began to suffer from bloating and fatigue, but she attributes her signs to the hormonal changes in her body during this period, reports the Daily Mail. However, due to intense pain, this mother of two is finally transported to hospital. Doctors carry out examinations and remove the obstruction of his intestine that causes disabling pain. Unfortunately, a biopsy reveals the presence of colorectal cancer of stage 3. In March 2024, the disease had spread to neighboring lymph nodes.
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After six months of chemotherapy, the disease continues to spread in your body. Despite the treatments, his state of health does not improve. She then decides to interrupt her treatment and spend the time surrounded by her friends and family.
Shortly before her death, she was transferred to a palliative care center. “”Some of the happiest days of my life have taken place in recent weeks. In our society, we avoid the process of death. In doing so, we strengthen negative ideas about death. People think that death will always be painful and traumatic, but this is not necessarily the case. Basically, we all know that we are going to die. Cancer forced me to admit it. Since then, I have experienced more fully than ever, and it was a gift“Said the mother, shortly before her death. She died surrounded by her husband on June 29.
More and more young people affected
With more than 43,000 people affected per year, colorectal cancer is one of the most frequent cancers in France according to the figures communicated by the Gustave Roussy Institute. Cases are increasing among young people. Today, one in five cases concerns one person under 54, an increase of 11% in this age group in the past two years, reports National Geographic.
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Colorectal cancer remains asymptomatic for a long time but certain symptoms can translate the presence of the disease as abdominal pain, intestinal transit disorders, the presence of blood in the stool, a mass perceptible to the palpation of the abdomen, etc.
