A mum was given a devastating diagnosis after noticing "little bits" in her eyes as she typed on her computer.
Kaleigh Bold had fought off one bout of aggressive breast cancer, which caused her to undergo intense chemotherapy and a double mastectomy a few years ago and finished treatment in 2020.
However, earlier this year, she started to notice something was wrong with her eyes.
The 34-year-old was told to visit the opticians by medics who gave her glasses for when she used the computer and watched television.
Speaking to the ECHO , she said: "In December or January, I started a new job working from home, and I have always worked on computers, and when I was typing, there was little bits in my eyes, and my eyes were going a little bit weird. Like the tail on the [letter] d or on a p."
Following this, Kaleigh started suffering from pains in her legs and hips.
The mum-of-one's body then started rejecting the implants she had put in after the double mastectomy.
After various tests, Kaleigh received a letter to say doctors had found nodules on her lung. However, she was told this was "common" and "nothing to worry about".
The mum said a week before her hen do, she asked her breast cancer team what was going on, and she was told she needed a multi-disciplinary team meeting.
She said, "at that point, I knew there was something wrong".
The 34-year-old went on her hen to Barcelona but struggled with sickness and not feeling well.
She said: "When I was on my hen do, I just wasn't myself. I just didn't feel well, and I was being sick, but I was trying to hide it from everybody. I think my mum knew that there was something up.
"I think quite a few people knew to be honest because I am not the type of person to have a few drinks and go home. I am always the last one out."
On August 2, the day after Kaleigh returned home, doctors confirmed the cancer had returned and spread to the mum's bones, lungs, liver, area above her neck and her brain.
The mum-of-one is sharing her story as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month - which runs from October 1 to October 31 - and hopes to help others by raising awareness.
Kaleigh married the love of her life, Ant, on September 2 in front of all their loved ones and said it was a "lovely" day.
She said she is determined to keep positive for her five-year-old son Harry and her family.
She said: "I always think you can either go one way or another, and going one way, you are going to go down a downward spiral, and I think, what is the point in that? So I think there is only one way to go, and that is the positive way because I have a little boy who is five, so I can't be moping around the house crying.
"I think this time round because it is never going to go, and it is always going to be here. I think I can either sit down and cry about it or get up and do stuff, and I have a kind of bucket list now.
"I think also I am the kind of person who always has to have something to look forward to. I can't be the type of person that like 'what you doing next week and I say oh, I don't know'.
"I am planning loads of things ahead to keep my mind busy, especially because I have gone from working full time and living such a busy lifestyle with Harry, I need to stay busy; otherwise, I will lose the plot."
Kaleigh is currently receiving chemotherapy and will also receive radiotherapy to help her with the pain.
After this, she hopes she will be able to come off some of the medication she is on.
The mum-of-one also wants to raise awareness of the importance of checking your breasts for any abnormalities.
She said: "Before I even got cancer the first time, I never checked my boobs. Because I have the BRCA gene, I probably would have got it at some point, but I think you're in the shower every day, and you're washing yourself. It literally takes a minute - if that - just to check around, just have a good little feel."
To follow Kaleigh's journey and any fundraising, please follow her Instagram @kaybold_1 here.
Kaleigh's loved ones have also set up a GoFundMe page - to donate, click here.
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