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Gaynor Wall: I’m Still Here

Gaynor Wall: I’m Still Here.

After being diagnosed with Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID) Gaynor Wall
understands the importance of looking after yourself first hand.Thank goodness she does
because it saved her life. Opening up to Inspire, Gaynor talks about life after lung cancer, what
it’s like living with one lung and the guilt she’d felt along the way:

“Spring 2015 and all was rosy.We’d just moved into our   then packed up and headed to Abersoch for the bank
beautiful new house, enjoying time with our two sons     holiday weekend without a second thought.
and lovely granddaughter and planning holidays. It was
normal. Little did I know that soon life would never be  “Less than a week later and I was being told they had
the same again.                                          found a tumour, around 3.5cm, in my right lung.All I
                                                         remember saying was ‘is it serious?’ The radiologist
“For some reason, I decided my husband and I should      wouldn’t say either way, only that I was very lucky.After
go and have a full body MOT. To this day, I’m not sure   a series of tests my worst fear was confirmed –
why; we don’t smoke and only drink in moderation. I      adenocarcinoma in my right lung.All I could think was I
guess being diagnosed with CVID just made me more        won’t be here for Christmas.
aware of my health.Anyway, we had the scans and tests

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