At just 26-years-old, Charmian Kingdon-Wells was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now at age 53, she has only enjoyed occasional short periods of remission since then. Despite this, she has thrived in her career as a nurse at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for eight years. 

Kingdon-Wells recognizes there were a lot of very difficult periods. However, work provided solace for her at tough times. She states, "when I struggled a bit last year going back to work helped - my work is very important to me."

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