Behind the polished calm of a reality TV expert, Mel Schilling\u2019s life was quietly unravelling. Between flights, filming, and red carpets, she pushed through pain that flared around her period and dismissed it like so many women are taught to do. Constipation, abdominal cramps, low energy \u2014 all easy to blame on stress, hormones, or \u201cjust being busy.\u201d It wasn\u2019t until she insisted on further tests that the truth emerged: colon cancer, and a tumour that needed urgent surgery.<\/p>\n
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Her diagnosis stunned her, not only because of the word \u201ccancer,\u201d but because she had almost talked herself out of seeking help. Now, Mel is using her platform to beg others not to make the same mistake. A persistent change in bowel habits, unexplained pain, or a feeling that something is off deserves attention, not excuses. Listening to your body, she says, isn\u2019t weakness. It might be the decision that saves your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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