I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 27

'As the cancer is back in my spine I am continuing with Herceptin. I am also now taking advantage of one of the Aromatose Inhibitors and I have Bisphosphinate to build my bones up. I support all this treatment by eating extremely well and making sure I have plenty of relaxation and pampering time. At the moment all seems to be just fine.

'Sadly my situation is not unique, but I hope it illustrates what it's like to have been diagnosed at a young age. In some ways I feel I have lost my innocence having to think about immortality and such like at a relatively young age. But mostly, I get more out of life now. I wake up each day noticing how beautiful the world is and how lucky I am with my lot in life. I decide every morning what I will do to make a difference that day and fill my life with things that have meaning to me and make me and those important to me happy.

'Receiving new treatments has enabled me to carry on with life; to get married, to continue my career, to holiday, to continue to plan the future. Thanks to medical advances and the tremendous support from the hospital, my doctor, family, friends, I am living with this and my life is brilliant. They brought me the hope I needed at a time when there was little else to cling on to.

'I am a living example that the worst thing you can imagine can happen and you can be ok.'