“My story is simple - had I done what I should have done and completed the screening test provided by the Government at 50, I would almost certainly not be in the position I am in.”
“The 'it won't happen to me", there's nothing wrong with me, I feel fine', or the simple stigma that the test involves "poo" is the most common and incorrect approach that people have towards this disease.”
Since being diagnosed in December 2016, aviation freight worker from the Macedon Ranges, Peter has made it his mission not to take any of life's fleeting, precious moments for granted and to spread the word about early detection.
At age 54, Peter has been told he could have just 18 months to live.
"I'm at what they describe as the palliative stage. The thing is, the medication - as with all chemotherapy medication - breaks down my entire body, not just the cancer cells. So it'll get to a point where my body can't take the medicine anymore and I'll have to stop taking it."
"The best thing I can do is stop other people finding themselves in that situation. If we could have saved one person, then it's all worth it."
Негізгі бет I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of not living - Peter's story
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