The journalist from Stavanger was diagnose with cervical cancer in March last year. Having fought the disease for over a year, she died early Sunday.
Thea Steen was 26 years old.
in a post on his own blog Steen, printer family:
“Our dearest Thea died early Sunday July 17.
six weeks ago Thea admitted to Stavanger University because lungs failed. After a few days on a respirator and awakening in intensive care, she was moved to the Department 4ac. She received treatment for, inter alia, lung and heart inflammation, printer family.
St. Hansaften we were told that the cancer had spread to the liver and lungs. Two weeks ago, all processing stopped. It was focused on pain management and to create the best possible days. Staff around Thea helped everyone to do everything that the last time the finest possible. They caused a big, warm thank you!
Thea appreciated that many found comfort and joy in following her blog. She had hoped to be a story of survival, to fight and win. Thea fought. And Thea won: Many hearts, many good meetings with nice people.
As in life, and the disease was Thea incredibly brave and persevering in recent weeks.
We want to continue to support Thea its commitment to # Sjekkdeg campaign, and help as many as possible young girls avoid cancer and get good future opportunities. Therefore, we will create a memorial in Thea’s name. We are so forever love you, Thea. Christos and Helen. “
Got Cancer Society’s Honorary Award
Steen was heavily involved in the cancer cause and worked to get young women to take Pap smear. She blogged and allowed himself to be interviewed about life with cervical cancer.
Along with the New and the Cancer Society she stood partly behind the campaign #sjekkdeg. Record number of young women took the Pap smear for the campaign and for its involvement was Steen awarded NCS’s honorary award.
– There are very many emotions. I’m happy and proud at the same time I feel sadness and anger that this must and that the cancer is still a widespread disease, said Steen when she received the award in April.
On her blog, she described it as one of their biggest days:
“This recognition, that is. Words that are used if it is; highly regarded, prestigious, rare fine, exceptional. Now it is also the greatest, perhaps the first, the price I’ve ever been given. So when words all this that I share some, or many, quite many. My face blotted, my words are naked, my voice will be heard, you hear it? “
Steens dedication saved many lives, says NCS General Anne Lise Ryel.
– I am deeply saddened to hear that Thea is dead. She touched everyone she met. The power and the commitment her was unique. Although cancer took Thea’s life, she has saved many young women’s lives, she said in a statement Sunday.
– In the midst of her own diagnosis and treatment she used her story to get more young women taking Pap smear – so that fewer will experience what hit her – cervical cancer.
Mediated hope, joy and anger
Steen had lived in New York for six years and worked as a freelance journalist when she was diagnose with cervical cancer. The cancer had already spread to the lymph nodes. She moved back to Norway where she was put on chemotherapy.
The cancer was less, but not gone. Steen got a relapse just before Christmas, and this year she received new rounds of chemotherapy. But the disease was fierce and difficult to control. In a blog post in May she wrote that a new round of chemotherapy probably would not make her well.
Several cancer contacted Steen due to the openness of her, and she was honored to convey hope, joy and anger associated with the disease.
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