This Tribute is supporting Bowel Cancer UK. Hollie, pictured here with her nephew Parker born July 2021, suffered for many years with pain and her GP’s diagnosed IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) although this was never investigated. In December 2022 Hollie went to her GP after suffering severe constipation. At the end of January 2023 Hollie was sent to hospital where a blockage was discovered. She was finally diagnosed with Stage 4 Bowel Cancer on 24th March 2023. She had tumours in her large colon, ovaries, lungs and liver. Her first course of chemotherapy treatment started on 4th May 2023. The consultant did not give any indication this was not treatable. During this time she continued to work and socialise when she felt able, facing her diagnosis with dignity and bravery with an enormous will to survive. Hollie started her second course of chemotherapy and again was not given any indication of the outcome. Her second course of chemotherapy treatment was eventually stopped when Hollie became too ill to carry on. She was advised on 20th September she was in liver failure, due to the chemotherapy and Hollie passed away on 24th September 2023 aged 40 at home surrounded by her family including her beloved cat Piper. All Hollie’s family and friends are passionate about promoting early diagnosis and supporting the work of Bowel Cancer UK. Please see your doctor if you experience symptoms and ask for a Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT). This is especially important in young people as if diagnosed early the disease is treatable and curable. Every year more than 2,600 younger people are diagnosed in the UK alone, with too many, like Hollie, diagnosed too late. If you would like to help others keep their loved ones with them please donate as much or little as you can, in Hollie's memory. Their report published in 2020 surveyed over a thousand young people living with bowel cancer. It found: *Half of younger people surveyed didn’t know that they could develop the disease before their diagnosis. *Four in ten people had to visit their GP three or more times before being referred for further tests. *Nearly half of those diagnosed with bowel cancer after 2017 hadn’t been offered testing for Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that can increase the lifetime risk of bowel cancer to up to 80%. *One in five younger patients with bowel cancer told us they did not have access to a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). Patients experienced varying levels of support at different points in their diagnosis, treatment and care. *40% of people were not satisfied with the amount of support and information about fertility and family planning they received. Please check their website for symptoms: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/