Susan Schmidt, a 47-year-old mother of two from Australia, received life-changing news in 2023 when she was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer.
The diagnosis came after she initially overlooked mild symptoms — a delay she hopes others can avoid by learning from her experience.
That’s how Susan Schmidt describes the symptoms she experienced before receiving her life-altering diagnosis in September 2023.
She now has to live with bowel cancer, but she wants to warn others.