17/06/2026
💜 Wellbeing Wednesday: Do It For Gem 💜
This week is Cervical Screening Awareness Week, and we want to take a moment to honour the memory of Gemma Willis.
Gem was a vibrant, healthy, full-of-life florist and Head of Department who sadly passed away from cervical cancer in 2021 at just 30 years old. Two years earlier, she had received an abnormal smear test result but had no symptoms.
Her story is a powerful reminder that cervical cancer doesn't always come with warning signs.
Whether you're home on leave or working abroad, please make time for your cervical screening appointments and follow up on any abnormal results, even if you feel completely well. Screening can detect changes long before symptoms appear, when treatment is often most effective.
If you haven't already received it, the HPV vaccine is also an important step in protecting yourself against the high-risk strains of HPV responsible for most cervical cancer cases.
As crew, it's easy to put your own health at the bottom of the priority list. This is your reminder not to.
One appointment could save your life.
Do it for yourself.
Do it for your loved ones.
Do it for Gem. 💜
