https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/burkitt/Recent content in burkitt on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 04 Apr 2026 04:35:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/how-ignoring-my-symptoms-nearly-cost-me-my-life-jess-gibellis-battle-with-burkitt-lymphoma/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:35:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/how-ignoring-my-symptoms-nearly-cost-me-my-life-jess-gibellis-battle-with-burkitt-lymphoma/Jess Gibelli, a 28-year-old from Addlestone, Surrey, never imagined that the bloating and fatigue she blamed on a stomach bug would lead to a life-altering diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin Burkitt lymphoma. Balancing two demanding jobs—as a florist and running her event décor business, Viva La Fiesta—Jess often ignored her worsening symptoms, pushing herself until her resting heart rate suddenly surged to 160 beats per minute in December 2025. That alarming spike triggered an emergency hospital visit and an ultrasound revealing a daunting 30cm abdominal mass.