Ali Campbell

The inspirational Ali Campbell from Dorset, found an ulcer in her mouth at the start of 2017. When it turned out that it was mouth cancer she embarked on an incredible journey which has so far taken many twists and turns.
Here, in her own powerful words, she explains the emotional, physical and even financial impact that mouth cancer has had on her life.
“It started with a simple ulcer in January 2017. It was on the top left roof of my mouth, naturally I went to the chemist and bought bonjela and took advice from my crochet pupils; “put an aspirin on it”, “it works for my son” etc., but it wasn’t going away.
“On the 15 February, I phoned my doctor. I thought that all I would need was a simple course of antibiotics, but she sounded concerned. She wanted to see me straight away. 15 minutes later the “C” word was first mentioned. “Just to be sure”, she said calmly. I was going to be fast tracked to the Maxillofacial (Ma...