My cancer journey started on 12 November 2012. I was diagnosed with breast cancer. This news struck me, and it left me speechless. I remember that I had an appointment with Dr. Barnard that same day. My mom accompanied me to listen because I just got stuck in the word Cancer.
The only thoughts that went through my mind were, am I going to live, what about my two girls, how am I supposed to cope with the financial burden, what next, where to go next?
This whole process was very scary, and confusing and it felt like I was being swept away by ‘n very strong current with no time to even breathe. If you hear the word Cancer, your whole world starts to crumble around you.
I had my Left Mastectomy on the 21st of November 2012 and started my first chemo session on the 02nd of January 2013. I had 4 chemo sessions which ended in March 2013.
My hair started falling out after the second chemo and that was a bit traumatic, to say the least. But my hair has since been growing back and it is once again long and beautiful.
My Right breast was also removed in August 2013 in fear of the cancer returning. This was the best decision that I made because I did not want any recurrence of cancer and I never wanted to go through this journey again.
In this cancer journey, I realized that I needed to be positive, focus on my own healing and eat healthily and surround myself with positive people who made me laugh, and that made me better faster.
It is now 10 years later, and this cancer journey made me stronger in all aspects of life. It prepared me to help other cancer patients who are going through the same journey and how to stand by them because if you did not walk the walk, you cannot talk the talk.
That is where the initiative Just Breathe in Care of Cancer came from. The ability to breathe when bad news reaches you. Because there is a team of wonderful specialist doctors that has your back. So, you can just breathe!!!!
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