My sister passed away last year
My sister had visited a GP here to discuss a lump on her hand that continually bled. She had a complex medical history and had already beaten cancer as a teenager. The GP dismissed her for months on end even suggesting she only wanted something done to the lump due to vanity. Needless to say she went private and within a week we found out it was cancer. Within a month it had spread to her lymph nodes and burst resulting in the cancer spreading to her rib cage and surround areas. She had her arm and scapula removed in Newcastle by an amazing surgeon but unfortunately they couldn’t get it all. Due to the location the cancer it was too risky to take more. She did everything she could to keep herself alive, to live this life. All this because a GP didn’t refer her in time, didn’t take her concerns seriously, didn’t consider her medical history. He saw a 20 something wanting to “shake hands” with people.