The exercise enthusiast noticed a painful, apple-sized bump after a weight training session, but initially thought that it was just a “gym injury.”
She added, “It was the most horrendous two weeks of our lives as the crippling anxiety of what on earth we were facing was awful.”
“Getting the news your son has a mass the size of a fist in his chest is something no parent wants to hear, it was heart-breaking,” said mother Rachael Tudor, 38 .Evan’s case was particularly difficult to diagnose as he exhibited no symptoms besides his collarbone lump — seen in accompanying X-rays — which was caused by the mass in his chest. Nonetheless, doctors believe he’d caught the tumor early as it had formed at the beginning of the year.
While might’ve tested cancer-free, Evans said the chemo took its toll on his body. “I had to take a year out of college and stop work and being able to go out places is a lot more difficult now because I’m at a high risk of infections,” he said. “I get tired quite easily walking around places and just doing normal things, especially closer to when I’ve had the treatment as well.”In addition, the chemo has made Evans more susceptible to immune disorders.
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