An 18-year-old who became so tired he couldn't get out of bed has been given a life-changing diagnosis. The first Bradley Stout Miller knew that something was wrong was when he started to struggle for breath, and had trouble sleeping.
He also started to lose weight. Bradley told the ECHO: "I used to work a lot and was struggling to breathe I had shortness of breath even when I was in the shower. I used to wake up in the night and I would be soaking with sweat.
"I had become so skinny and my mum kept saying that I did not look like the same person. At the time I just thought I was tired from work."
Bradley has now been diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. He was told he had cancer just a few days after his 18th birthday.
Bradley during his treatment (Image: Bradley Stout Miller)
Doctors found a mass in Bradley's neck and diagnosed the uncommon and aggressive cancer that develops in the lymphatic system.
Bradley said: "After the diagnosis, I lived in denial for a while and when I had my first round of chemo I was bed bound for weeks and was in a wheelchair. Then I started to lose my hair which was one of the hardest parts to go through. My hair was such a massive thing to me and especially at my age."
Bradley underwent 12 cycles of chemotherapy from November 2022 to May 2023 and said that he suffered from bouts of depression and had to see a therapist.
Bradley is now waiting on his results and will find out next month if he is cancer free. Bradley said: "When I rang the bell everyone was in tears, all the way through chemo that was all I spoke about. It was such an emotional day and a really good day when I got to do it.
"Right at this minute I feel like myself and everything is going a lot better. My hair is growing back and I have put weight on.
"But I can't start living my life again until I get my results next month, I feel better in myself but I don't know if I am cancer free... I just never thought this would happen to me I was just a normal person."
