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It couldn't happen to me … could it?

From the breast surgeon who discovered a lump to the genealogist who uncovered a dark family secret, experts reveal how it feels when the tables are turned

  • Breast Cancer surgeon Dr Liz O’Riordan

    The breast surgeon who had breast cancer: ‘I used to say, “Don’t Google it.” First thing I did? Google it’

    The transition from doctor to patient was hard – and when her cancer came back, she had to find new ways to help people
  • Trichologist Eva Proudman at her consultancy

    The trichologist who lost her hair: ‘I learned it isn’t about how you look – it’s about how you feel’

  • Genealogist Nick Barratt

    The genealogist who unearthed a dark family secret: ‘Discovering I had a traitor for an ancestor has been a rollercoaster’

  • IVF specialist Emma Whitney in a lab

    The IVF specialist who lost multiple pregnancies: ‘I had spent years making people’s dreams come true. It felt so unfair’

  • Estelle Williams with her father, Eddie, on whom she performed CPR.

    The 999 operator who had to give her own father CPR: ‘Before, I was just guessing how a caller felt. Now I know’

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