When 30-year-old personal trainer Vicky Veness was diagnosed with lung cancer, she was shocked. She looked healthy on the outside, so how could she possibly be suffering from such a life-threatening illness?But it's that exact assumption — that because someone might look healthy must mean they really are — which led Vicky to post a photograph of herself looking fit and well on social media.The photo has since been liked thousands of times and has been shared more than 700 times, because in this photo - believe it or not - Vicky has stage 4 cancer."This photo was taken a few hours before I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer," Vicky wrote on the Facebook post. "I'm 30 years old, a personal trainer, runner, non smoker and healthy eater. When you have cancer you won't necessarily look ill on the outside. The symptoms might be much more subtle and only show themselves occasionally," she added.Vicky went on to explain in the post that the symptoms she'd suffered had been "brushed off" on numerous occasions by doctors who thought it was nothing more than asthma."The moral of the story is this, if you feel unwell for whatever reason, it doesn't matter how silly you might think it might be, see your doctor, question everything and keep going back until you get the answers you need."The days following her diagnosis is described by Vicky in the post as having been "the most emotionally and physically challenging week of my life," but showing her strength and resilience she added: "now it's time to fight this!"And it's a very valid point that she makes with her photo; a disease like cancer doesn't necessarily manifest itself in the way you would imagine. But that doesn't mean it's not there. So it's always a good idea to make sure you're paying attention to the way your body feels - no matter how healthy you look on the outside.
When 30-year-old personal trainer Vicky Veness was diagnosed with lung cancer, she was shocked. She looked healthy on the outside, so how could she possibly be suffering from such a life-threatening illness?
But it's that exact assumption — that because — which led Vicky to post a photograph of herself looking fit and well on social media.
The photo has since been liked thousands of times and has been shared more than 700 times, because in this photo - believe it or not - Vicky has stage 4 cancer.
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"This photo was taken a few hours before I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer," Vicky wrote on the Facebook post. "I'm 30 years old, a personal trainer, runner, non smoker and healthy eater. When you have cancer you won't necessarily look ill on the outside. The symptoms might be much more subtle and only show themselves occasionally," she added.
Vicky went on to explain in the post that the symptoms she'd suffered had been "brushed off" on numerous occasions by doctors who thought it was nothing more than asthma.
"The moral of the story is this, if you feel unwell for whatever reason, it doesn't matter how silly you might think it might be, see your doctor, question everything and keep going back until you get the answers you need."
This content is imported from Facebook.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
The days following her diagnosis is described by Vicky in the post as having been "the most emotionally and physically challenging week of my life," but showing her strength and resilience she added: "now it's time to fight this!"
And it's a very valid point that she makes with her photo; a disease like cancer doesn't necessarily . But that doesn't mean it's not there.
So it's always a good idea to make sure you're paying attention to the way your body feels - no matter how healthy you look on the outside.
