After serving in the military, Kaela Graham-Bowman spent years working as an oncology nurse in Canberra.
She understood the devastating impact of cancer better than anyone — yet none of her patients knew she was fighting the same deadly illness herself.
In 2020, 34-year-old Graham-Bowman started experiencing intense pain in her leg. Initially, she assumed it was just a muscle tear.
The pain, centered in her right thigh and extending to her knee, worsened at night. After several weeks, a lump appeared near her groin on the right side of her thigh.