You never think cancer will affect you - or at least you hope it won't. Sadly though, cancer has affected family members and friends of mine, both directly and indirectly, in 2016 and it is so heartbreaking to watch those you care about suffer at the hands of this terrible illness. In August this year, one of my childhood friends was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32. We were all devastated to learn the news, especially as she had lost her mum to the same illness