NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n\n\n- Krystal Maeyke has been documenting her battle with bowel cancer on TikTok<\/li>\n
- In May 2023, Maeyke was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer<\/li>\n
- She shared that she ignored her symptoms of night sweats and abdominal pain for months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Krystal Maeyke believed the sharp stabbing pains in her stomach were a food allergy.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nMaeyke, 39, tried to ignore the uncomfortable sensations in her lower abdomen for three months until the pain became unbearable.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe mom of one has been documenting her battle with cancer on her\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0account. In a video, she describes her diagnosis and shares that “three months” before she got the news, “I was having sharp stabbing pains, very tired, unexplained night sweats, loss of appetite, irregular bowel movements, and feeling like s—.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\nShe thought she was just “overworked, and being a busy mum.” She said that she was “very healthy and fit.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nAfter her symptoms became unbearable, she was airlifted by the Royal Flying Doctors Service to the nearest hospital, which was 280 miles away.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nAt Alice Springs Hospital, she was given a series of tests. On May 30, 2023, Krystal Maeyke was diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>Krystal Maeyke.<\/span>gofundme<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn the same\u00a0video<\/a>, Maeyke shared, “I underwent a series of tests. That’s when I knew it was something serious. I was woken up later that night by a doctor whose words I will never forget.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n” ‘Krystal, I’ve got bad news\u2026. You have cancer,’ ” she recalled the doctor telling her. “The weight of those words, accompanied by my question of ‘How do you know?’ and the doctor’s response, ‘It’s everywhere,’ shook me to my core.”<\/p>\n
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- Krystal Maeyke has been documenting her battle with bowel cancer on TikTok<\/li>\n
- In May 2023, Maeyke was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer<\/li>\n
- She shared that she ignored her symptoms of night sweats and abdominal pain for months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Krystal Maeyke believed the sharp stabbing pains in her stomach were a food allergy.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nMaeyke, 39, tried to ignore the uncomfortable sensations in her lower abdomen for three months until the pain became unbearable.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe mom of one has been documenting her battle with cancer on her\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0account. In a video, she describes her diagnosis and shares that “three months” before she got the news, “I was having sharp stabbing pains, very tired, unexplained night sweats, loss of appetite, irregular bowel movements, and feeling like s—.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nShe thought she was just “overworked, and being a busy mum.” She said that she was “very healthy and fit.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nAfter her symptoms became unbearable, she was airlifted by the Royal Flying Doctors Service to the nearest hospital, which was 280 miles away.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nAt Alice Springs Hospital, she was given a series of tests. On May 30, 2023, Krystal Maeyke was diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Krystal Maeyke.<\/span>gofundme<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n In the same\u00a0video<\/a>, Maeyke shared, “I underwent a series of tests. That’s when I knew it was something serious. I was woken up later that night by a doctor whose words I will never forget.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n” ‘Krystal, I’ve got bad news\u2026. You have cancer,’ ” she recalled the doctor telling her. “The weight of those words, accompanied by my question of ‘How do you know?’ and the doctor’s response, ‘It’s everywhere,’ shook me to my core.”<\/p>\n
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