Sara Sidner is opening up about her cancer diagnosis.
20.12.2023 - 11:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling has confirmed she has colon cancer after suffering 'severe stomach cramps'.
The star - who starred on MAFS since 2019 - revealed she will be checking in to hospital on Wednesday to have surgery.
Taking to social media, the mum-of-one wrote: "“YOU HAVE CANCER”
"Three little words that everyone dreads but no one ever expects to hear. Last Thursday my consultant told me those 3 words.
"About a month ago when I was filming in Australia I developed severe stomach cramps on set, I put it down to all the travel I’d been doing and the upset it caused to my system. I saw my GP in Sydney and he put it down to constipation, gave me some laxatives and sent me on my way. Fortunately I knew something still wasn’t right so I booked in for a scan when I returned to the UK. On Thursday I was told I had colon cancer and in an instant my whole life changed.
"John Lennon famously said that life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans, how right he was. This week I had planned to travel to Northern Ireland with my family to spend Christmas with loved ones. Instead tomorrow morning I’m checking in to hospital to have an operation to remove a 5cm tumour in my colon, a tumour that had it gone undetected for much longer would have killed me."
Despite her diagnosis, the star is feeling hopeful for the future, she added: "I feel incredibly blessed that it’s a cancer that is relatively easy to eradicate, I’m expected to make a full recovery though it’s a rough road ahead. I also feel so lucky to have an incredible support network around me, both personally and professionally, my own family and my TV family have been amazing this past few days.
"It will be so tough to spend Xmas Day in hospital instead
Sara Sidner is opening up about her cancer diagnosis.
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