In July 2021, I was diagnosed with stage-3 breast cancer and told that it had spread to my lymph nodes.
In July 2021, I was diagnosed with stage-3 breast cancer Waking up knowing you’ll never look the same again is a hard pill to swallow. Doubly so, when you’re all alone with no one for support. It’s what happened to me when I had a double mastectomy during lockdown and Covid restrictions didn’t allow for any company. As I lay in my hospital bed feeling desperately sad, I took a selfie of for Instagram and the tears ran down my face.
I live with daily pain and although my scars are a reminder of what I have been through, gratitude for being alive will always be my overriding thought. I began blogging my journey the day after my surgery, not only as a way to personally cope, but also to help educate people. Breast cancer in young people isn’t often talked about Breast cancer in young people isn’t often talked about and I wanted to do my bit to change this.
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