I would just like to show you how far my mum has come in 2 years! She was diagnosed with stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma in 2013. She underwent months of grueling chemotherapy, a lumpectomy, lymph node removal, a double mastectomy and recently a breast reconstruction.
She has done us all so proud at how she has dealt with her battle and she remained so positive throughout. Thankfully, she kicked cancers bum and she looks absolutely fantastic. She gives hope for other people suffering this horrible disease that we can beat it!
Not only is she the bravest, most amazing woman ever but she's also pretty talented too! She wrote a poem that I would like to share about chemotherapy which I'm sure lots of people can relate to...
Well done Mum, you really are one in a million.....
My Chemo Friend
Protected from light
A bag, plastic and red
Hanging there menacingly
Above my head
A cannula gently
Introduced in my vein
Overwhelming anticipation
But I was in no pain
The clock was set
I started my fight
With a determined heart
With all my might
I watched the first drops
I dreaded what would come
Your reputation
Was fearsome
You made me sick
You took my hair
You sapped my strength
Till I was barely there
My brain was fogged
Confused and slow
Incapable of thought
Of why or how
I struggled with all
You did to me
It was a long, hard road
To be cancer-free
It was worth it though
I got there in the end
Thanks for everything
My chemo friend
Written by Elaine Tracey
Doncaster, United Kingdom