Teen thought he was simply ‘tired from work’ till devastating analysis

Bradley Stout Miller from St Helens had simply turned 18. He was glad, energetic and loved a vibrant social life. Then, instantly, he began shedding pounds at an alarming price. 

He told the Liverpool Echo: “I had become so skinny and my mum kept saying that I did not look like the same person.”

Bradley, who had a demanding job as a carer, added: “At the time I just thought I was tired from work.”

When someday he awoke and will not get away from bed, his mom made him go to a GP. 

Just days after his birthday, in September 2022, he was recognized with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Bradley, a former pupil of the Sutton Academy, mentioned: “After the diagnosis, I lived in denial for a while and when I had my first round of chemo I was bed bound for weeks and was in a wheelchair. 

“Then I started to lose my hair which was one of the hardest parts to go through. My hair was such a massive thing to me and especially at my age.”

Bradley underwent 12 cycles of chemotherapy between November 2022 and May 2023. 

He mentioned he suffered from bouts of melancholy throughout that point and needed to see a therapist, as he did “not know how to handle everything.”

Bradley has now rung the end-of-treatment bell at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and is awaiting his outcomes. He mentioned: “When I rang the bell everyone was in tears, all the way through chemo that was all I spoke about. It was such an emotional day and a really good day when I got to do it.

“Right at this minute I feel like myself and everything is going a lot better. My hair is growing back and I have put weight on.

“But I can’t start living my life again until I get my results next month, I feel better in myself but I don’t know if I am cancer-free… I just never thought this would happen to me. I was just a normal person.”

According to Cancer Research UK, 94.2 % of individuals in England recognized with Hodgkin lymphoma aged between 15 and 44 survive their illness for ten years or extra.