Nicky’s story

This is the beginning of Nicky’s story which was published on stuff.co.nz in 2020.

Hearing the very sad news that the legendary Eddie Van Halen passed away from throat cancer, I thought it timely to tell my story.

In August, 2017 I developed a painful ulcer on the side of my tongue. No big deal, I’d had a few before and was feeling a bit run down. I dutifully trotted off to the doctor and he diagnosed a fungal infection and prescribed a one-week course of lozenges.

Read the rest here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/123035310/eddie-van-halens-tragic-passing-has-encouraged-me-to-tell-my-own-cancer-story