Wymondham woman with cancer part of Marie Curie exhibition

Megan McClay, 29, was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in February 2020 after believing a flashing light behind her eye was a sign of an impending migraine.

Megan and her fiance Dimitar, who live in Wymondham, recently joined with social change arts organisation Same But Different to feature in the new What Matters Most exhibition which is now on display at the home of the Welsh government, the Senedd in Cardiff.

The exhibition from filmmaker Ceridwen Hughes, supported by end of life charities Marie Curie and Hospice UK as well as the National Lottery Community Fund, is intended to encourage the discussion about dying before it's too late.

Megan was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in February 2020 (Image: Megan McClay)

Megan, who previously worked in Norwich for Aviva, knows all too well about end-of-life planning and said: "I'm so glad I could be part of the project.

"I want people to understand that there are services out there, like Priscilla Bacon Lodge who I'm with, that have been brilliant in helping me with end-of-life care.

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"Something like this can be a taboo topic to talk about so I want people who are sick to know they can get help.

Dimitar Kashchiev and Megan McClay (Image: Megan McClay)

"I have the comfort of knowing I will be taken care of when the time comes and it's important to me I can raise awareness to others."

In July last year, Megan was able to get hold of life-prolonging treatment - chemosaturation therapy - after £88,211 was donated to her JustGiving page.

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Dimitar added: "I now look at what’s most important with both my time and Megan's time.

Megan said she wants people to understand there are services out there for people to get end-of-life care (Image: Megan McClay)

"Instead of always doing what I thought was the helpful thing and trying to take action, I take time and celebrate every moment as much as possible.

"However I'm aware that there will come a point in the future that Megan won’t be with me.

"It’s still difficult for me to talk about and I’m not anywhere near a stage of acceptance about the future, but I’m getting better at thinking about it a little bit."

The exhibition will run in the Oriel exhibition space at the Senedd until February 15.

The exhibition was organised by Marie Curie, with support from the National Lottery Community Fund and filmmaker Ceridwen Hughes (Image: Ceridwen Hughes, Same but Different)

The exhibition is being held in the Oriel at The Senedd in Cardiff (Image: PA Wire)