On Daffodil Day , Jess Thompson shares her cancer diary and message of hope “ Cancer has changed me”, Aucklander Jess Thompson says. “It doesn’t define me, but it will always be part of my journey.” Thompson, 28, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2022.
A diagnosis like this would be overwhelming for anybody, but for Thompson it came on top of an already turbulent life. Her father’s support was minimal throughout her life, and her mother died when Thompson was just 15 years old. “My experience is something people my age can empathise with, but few have lived,” Thompson says.
“I’ve learned a lot about people over the last two years. They can only meet you as far as they meet themselves.”.
