Five years ago, acclaimed artist Tracey Emin's bladder 'stopped working' while she was in hospital for appendicitis. If the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes, Tracey was warned she would be dead by Christmas. With extreme surgery to remove her reproductive organs the only option, Tracey's surgeon reeled off the parts earmarked for removal. She explained: "They had to cut away a whole side of the vaginal wall and sew it back together, so it’s really, really sealed. "It's exactly the same as my bladder with the tumour in it, before I knew I had the cancer - it's brilliant!"

Source: Daily Mirror October 29, 2020 16:49 UTC