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A young woman said she was 'shell-shocked' when she found out her back pain was cervical cancer.
Gemma Brown, then 26, initially put the pain down to a new memory foam mattress she had purchased with her partner.
She developed back pain but brushed it off as her body adjusting to her new sleeping conditions.
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But after her mum, Julie, nagged her to see a GP - Gemma was later given the devastating news she had cervical cancer.
Gemma, now 30, is making a full recovery but went through the menopause at 27 and can never have children.
She has lasting and devastating damage from her diagnosis, but says she and her partner Michael have grown closer - and they now plan to get married.
Gemma, a travel agent from Derby, said: "Michael and I were in the honeymoon period of our relationship and buying the bed together was our first big purchase.
"I was excited when it arrived but within days the back pain started. I just blamed it on the new bed because it was a memory foam mattress.
"My mum eventually insisted I saw the doctor and I was shell-shocked when it was cancer.
"It’s been heart-breaking to find out I will never have a baby, but my illness has brought me and Michael closer together and now we’re planning to get married."
Gemma wants to make other women aware of her story, and she is urging people not to avoid their smear test appointments like she did.
"I want to make other women aware not to ignore smear test appointments. Don’t stick it on the fridge with a magnet like I did," she said.
Michael and Gemma met in June 2016 on a dating site and the following year they decided to buy their first double bed together, in preparation for
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Eminem, Kate Bush, Beck, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Rage Against The Machine, A Tribe Called Quest, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, New York Dolls, Dionne Warwick, MC5, DEVO and Pat Benatar have made the nominees list.A body of more than 1,000 artists, industry members and historians will help decide which five acts out of the 17 will progress into the final round of induction consideration. Fans also have the chance to contribute to the selection process by voting every day here or at the museum in Cleveland, Ohio.Five acts will then be tallied among the other ballots to ultimately decide the Class of 2022.This year marks the first time that Eminem has become eligible for a nomination.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2022 nominees!
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Duran Duran, Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon and A Tribe Called Quest are making their first appearances as potential inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in nominations for the class of 2022 that were announced Wednesday morning.These seven join 10 more artists who have been previously nominated in the last few years and are being put on the ballot again: Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, Devo, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, the New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine and Dionne Warwick.The Hall announced this year’s field on Rock Hall social channels and live on SiriusXM Volume channel 106’s “Feedback” morning show with hosts Nik Carter and Lori Majewski. Results of the voting are set to be revealed in May.
Khloe Kardashian is some serious #fitspo! The Keeping Up With the Kardashiansstar posted back-to-back shots to her Instagram on Feb. 1, showing off her fitness progress on her upper back and shoulders. “About 3 months apart,” Khloe captioned the post which displayed a current photo compared to another (still very fit!) shot from months ago. “[L]et’s go @coachjoe.paris we are sculpting my back and arms,” she completed the caption, tagging her personal trainer for his help in her fitness journey.
The movie I Want You Back is being released next week on Amazon Prime Video and JustJared.com is exclusively premiering the film’s new poster!
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