KILLER INSTINCT

Laying on the examination bed with my knees up, I chatted away to the nurse.

It was 2018, and I was having my routine smear test at the doctors.

‘This may feel a bit strange, but it shouldn’t be painful,’ the nurse told me.

Within two minutes, it was all over and I didn’t think any more of it after that

Then, I received my smear test results in the post.

The sample detected abnormal cells in my cervix

I was advised to book a follow up appointment at my doctors for six months’ time.

‘But what if it’s serious?’ I quickly worried to my fiancé