A mother with IBS for decades has been told she has months to live.

Ruth Lloyd-Williams, 61, was diagnosed with bowel cancer by chance in February 2025. She believes cancer hates positivity and is manifesting a miracle.

A month later, Ruth was told she needed a stoma and had five years to live. After treatments, she was told she only had months to live. Despite this, Ruth is determined to see her grandchild born in September.

Ruth wants to be cremated in her wedding dress if the worst happens, and have her ashes scattered in her garden so she can still be part of family gatherings.

Ruth is in the hospital after having her liver resectioned and ablated.

Ruth advises others with terminal cancer to stay positive and not give up. She says cancer hates positivity and she believes in miracles.

Ruth has had IBS symptoms since she was five. She remembers having tummy aches and being taken to the hospital as a child.

As an adult, Ruth learned to live with her IBS symptoms, which included abdominal pain, irregular bowel movements, and anxiety.

Ruth says her symptoms were just part of her life. She treated herself or got through the flare-ups on her own.

Ruth's symptoms were never fully investigated, and she was just given the IBS label. In January 2025, she visited her GP and asked for a check-up, noticing changes in her bowel habits.

Ruth had a colonoscopy on February 5, 2025, which was fairly painless. She received the news that she had bowel cancer and a 6cm tumour.

Ruth is shown on her last day of 25 radiotherapy sessions.

Within an hour of the colonoscopy, Ruth was told she had bowel cancer. She describes it as an out-of-body experience.

The following month, Ruth's consultant told her the cancer was treatable but not curable, and she would need a stoma.

Ruth heard a wailing noise and realized it was her own reaction to the news.

On the day of the stoma procedure, Ruth wore silver sequin trousers to make a statement. Two days later, she received more bad news.

The consultant told Ruth that her diagnosis had to be upgraded, and she had cancer in her liver. She was given five years to live.

Ruth had chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and her liver was resectioned and ablated. Despite this, she developed an infection, and a follow-up scan showed the tumours had grown.

Ruth was told she only had months to live, but she is determined to see her grandchild born in September.

Ruth is receiving a new treatment called Breakwater and takes tablets every day. She experiences side effects but is responding positively.

Ruth is not giving up and is staying positive. She believes that new treatments may become available, and she wants to extend her life.

Ruth is shown with her husband Paul.

Ruth is writing a book about living with bowel cancer, featuring characters named after her tumour, stoma, and PICC line.

Ruth has collaborated with an illustrator to produce an animation of her tumour and stoma.

Ruth explains that naming her tumour and stoma helps her deal with the uncomfortable situation.

Ruth hopes to publish her book later this year and has established a Facebook group to share updates.

Ruth urges everyone to fight for their health, do their own research, and stay positive. She believes that cancer hates positivity, so she is being as positive as possible.

Ruth has learned to live in the moment and makes the most of every day.

Ruth often thinks of the phrase: 'Don't count the days, make the days count'.

To find out more, visit Ruth's Facebook page.