'I just heard the words “cancer” and “leukaemia”. A million questions were going through my head'
Melissa McNaughton was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in June 2018, which came as such as shock as she recalls only experiencing tiredness and attributed this to working too hard.
The charities have now taken action to raise awareness of the disease with a new campaign to make the symptoms more memorable., released ahead of Blood Cancer Awareness Month in September, sees Macaw parrot Henry using a range of objects to create a catchy ‘Spot Leukaemia rap’ featuring the symptoms of leukaemia.While the ad focuses on the top four symptoms, others include fever or night sweats, bone or joint pain and swollen lymph nodes.
Melissa is hoping that the Stop Leukaemia campaign will encourage others to go for a blood test and recognise the main symptoms, especially as she knew very little about the disease when she was first diagnosed.She said: “Spot Leukaemia is so important to raise awareness as I had no idea what leukaemia really was until I had it.
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