MSP's praise for Liz after she shared early detection cancer story

A Johnstone woman who has shared her cancer journey admits she didn't realise the importance of talking about the experience.

- TAYLOR MURRAY

Liz Couser was diagnosed with lung cancer in December 2023 after going to her doctor about a pain in her chest.

After an X-ray and CT scan, doctors found a tumour in Liz’s left lung.

She said she was “heartbroken” by the news.

However, after undergoing treatment, Liz didn’t feel her story warranted any limelight due to there being no dramatic symptoms, no long battle against the odds — just a simple case of everything working exactly as it should.

But she later realised that is precisely why it's so important to share.

"I was quite reluctant to share my story. There's nothing inspirational about it, not when you read some of the other stories of people living with lung cancer," she said after starring in the This is Lung Cancer campaign.

"But then I realised it was important to talk about my experience because it shows what can happen when everything goes right.

"And maybe, by sharing it, I could help someone else have an equally 'uninspiring' experience like I did.