Mel Schilling is one of three dating consultants that pair individuals on Getting Married Right Away
married to a dating coach at First Sight Mel Schilling disclosed that she received a cancer diagnosis.
Schilling said on Tuesday on Instagram that last week, she was informed by physicians that she had colon cancer.
She also mentioned that because she was having surgery to remove a tumor, she would be spending Christmas in the hospital.
The psychologist joined the cast of MAFS in 2016, first appearing in her native Australia and then on the E4-televised UK version of the program.
She appears on the UK show alongside Paul Brunson and Charlene Douglas as one of three relationship specialists.
The 51-year-old shared a picture of herself and her daughter Madison on Instagram to share the news.
‘Rough road ahead’
She described how, before having a scan and learning she had cancer, she had been told she had constipation when she started experiencing excruciating stomach cramps a few months ago.
“This week I had planned to travel to Northern Ireland with my family to spend Christmas with loved ones,” she said to her Instagram account.
“Instead tomorrow morning I’m checking in to hospital to have an operation to remove a 5cm tumour in my colon, a tumour that had it gone undetected for much longer would have killed me.”
“Blessed” that the cancer was easily removed, the dating and relationship expert stated, adding that she was “expected to make a full recovery though it’s a rough road ahead.”
Eliminating her tumor will be “the best present of all,” she continued, even though it will be “so tough to spend Xmas Day in hospital instead of being surrounded by family.”
MAFS’s 2023 season went from September through November.
“If you don’t think the answers you have got are right, keep going until you do, it might just save your life,” she advised, urging people not to disregard anything that did not feel right.
Bowel cancer includes colon cancer, of which 42,000 new instances are identified in the UK annually, according to Cancer Research UK.
What signs of cancer of the colon are present?
Changes in your feces, such as softer feces, unusual diarrhoea or constipation; the need to urinate more or less frequently than usual; blood in your feces, which may appear red or black; bleeding from your buttocks; frequent urges to urinate, even after using the restroom; stomach pain; bloating; weight loss without trying; feeling extremely exhausted for no apparent reason.
