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Everything you might want to know about the C word
Hello everyone!
A huge apology for such a long absence - I have not perished at the wrath of Covid-19 (so far so good) and I hope you are all safe & well.
I have a lot of catching up to do so I hope you don't get alarmed when I post some pics of me abroad in March - I am definitely at home!
Over my last few posts a good couple of months ago now, I mentioned that I had breast cancer.
I kept a blog throughout my treatment, and took many photos, documenting every single emotion but I kept a lot of it private at the time. I chatted endlessly to friends about it & made the blog, long before I started my Flickr account.
I thought I would do a post explaining what happened to me..
Some of you will already know, (and many won't) I was diagnosed with stage 1, grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer in November 2018.
I had successful lumpectomy surgery, (and a lymph node biopsy which was thankfully clear) followed by chemotherapy & radiotherapy to hopefully prevent a reoccurence.
I was trying to grow my hair super long.. I'd bleached it blonde for a long time, (I'm a natural brunette) and conditioned it everyday, and when I found out I was going to lose it all I was devastated. I ordered a very long & very expensive platinum blonde wig with a super realistic hairline which I fell in love with, and features in many of my photos here.
My hair is growing back now - it's short, curly and dark, pretty much the opposite of what I had(!) but here's a photo from July 2018 with my bald head, when I had just finished chemo & waiting for radiotherapy treatment.
I indulged in the summer of 2019 for healing as much as possible - I climbed trees, built hideaways & hung fabrics - everything I love to do to make me feel good. Nature is so healing.
I'm not ashamed of my body, rather I'm proud of how it continues to try protect me. Whoever you are, and for whatever reason, losing your hair is nothing to be ashamed of, but it can feel like it's not in-keeping with a certain way of life, when actually, it IS life and you realise you are still beautiful and can do beautiful things, influence others, etc.
I wasn't going to write about it here at all because I didn't want this gallery to become linked inherently with cancer or disease, but I can see now on the contrary, it has opened me up to many creative possibilities.
I hope you'll continue to follow 😘
Be well x
Everything you might want to know about the C word
Hello everyone!
A huge apology for such a long absence - I have not perished at the wrath of Covid-19 (so far so good) and I hope you are all safe & well.
I have a lot of catching up to do so I hope you don't get alarmed when I post some pics of me abroad in March - I am definitely at home!
Over my last few posts a good couple of months ago now, I mentioned that I had breast cancer.
I kept a blog throughout my treatment, and took many photos, documenting every single emotion but I kept a lot of it private at the time. I chatted endlessly to friends about it & made the blog, long before I started my Flickr account.
I thought I would do a post explaining what happened to me..
Some of you will already know, (and many won't) I was diagnosed with stage 1, grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer in November 2018.
I had successful lumpectomy surgery, (and a lymph node biopsy which was thankfully clear) followed by chemotherapy & radiotherapy to hopefully prevent a reoccurence.
I was trying to grow my hair super long.. I'd bleached it blonde for a long time, (I'm a natural brunette) and conditioned it everyday, and when I found out I was going to lose it all I was devastated. I ordered a very long & very expensive platinum blonde wig with a super realistic hairline which I fell in love with, and features in many of my photos here.
My hair is growing back now - it's short, curly and dark, pretty much the opposite of what I had(!) but here's a photo from July 2018 with my bald head, when I had just finished chemo & waiting for radiotherapy treatment.
I indulged in the summer of 2019 for healing as much as possible - I climbed trees, built hideaways & hung fabrics - everything I love to do to make me feel good. Nature is so healing.
I'm not ashamed of my body, rather I'm proud of how it continues to try protect me. Whoever you are, and for whatever reason, losing your hair is nothing to be ashamed of, but it can feel like it's not in-keeping with a certain way of life, when actually, it IS life and you realise you are still beautiful and can do beautiful things, influence others, etc.
I wasn't going to write about it here at all because I didn't want this gallery to become linked inherently with cancer or disease, but I can see now on the contrary, it has opened me up to many creative possibilities.
I hope you'll continue to follow 😘
Be well x