Sharing shock diagnosis was the 'hardest thing' this mother ever had to do

Shelley Jacobs was enjoying a caravan trip in Tasmania when her friend broke a tooth; it was only during this medical hold-up that she thought to get a quick blood test.

Shelley Jacobs received plasma during a shock cancer diagnosis, inset, Shelley and her husband Nick. Pictures supplied

What Ms Jacobs didn't know was had she had an accident or a cut during her getaway, the bleeding would not have stopped.