She said: "I had a few years where I just had different abdominal pain and fatigue and not feeling so well. Without knowing, Veronica had a tumour that had been slowly growing, eventually reaching 2.4cm, surpassing the wall of her small bowel. Years after her surgery, in 2022, Veronica would receive the news that turned her life upside down - the cancer had returned. Veronica went on: "Being told it's stage four cancer, life flashes before your eyes, and you think it's all going to be over soon. And I pay attention to them to see, because the more things that come out, hopefully the longer people can live.