MARRIED at First Sight expert Mel Schilling has revealed that she has been diagnosed with cancer.
The 51-year-old received the devastating news after suffering severe stomach cramps while filming the latest Australian series.
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Mel Schilling is the wedding expert at first glanceCredit: Instagram/@mel_schilling1
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She shared the news with this precious photo of her family
A few weeks later, she was told she had colon cancer and was having surgery today to remove a 5 cm tumor.
This means that he will spend Christmas in the hospital.
Doctors say Mel is expected to make a “full recovery” but have warned she has a “tough road ahead”.
Writing on Instagram alongside a picture of herself cuddling her husband and daughter, Mel said: “’YOU HAVE CANCER’. Three little words that everyone dreads, but no one expects to hear.
“Last Thursday, my counselor told me those three words.
“About a month ago while I was filming in Australia I got really bad stomach cramps on set, I put it down to all the traveling I’ve been on and the upsets it’s caused in my body.
“I saw my GP in Sydney and he put it all down to prison, gave me laxatives and sent me on my way.
“Luckily I knew something was still wrong so I made an appointment for a check-up when I got back to the UK.
– On Thursday, I was told that I have colon cancer and in an instant my whole life changed.
Mel – who has been starring in MAFS since 2019 – said she plans to travel to Northern Ireland with husband Gareth Brisbane and their daughter Maddie to visit family.
Instead, he will report to the hospital for surgery “on a tumor that, if it had not been detected for a long time, would have killed me.”
Mel continued: “However, I feel incredibly blessed that it’s a cancer that is relatively easy to eradicate, I’m expected to make a full recovery although I have a tough road ahead of me.
“I also feel so lucky to have an amazing support network around me, both personally and professionally, my own family and my TV family have been amazing these past few days.
“It will be so hard to spend Christmas in hospital instead of being surrounded by family, but getting rid of Terry (as I called my tumour) will be the best gift of all.
“I just wanted to end by saying that if something doesn’t feel right, please don’t ignore it and if you think the answers you’ve been given aren’t right, keep going until you do, it could save your life.”
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