29/04/2026
Some days are just really hard.
No one really talks about life after cancer. There’s this expectation that once it’s gone, everything goes back to normal… but it doesn’t. Not really.
I still have another major operation ahead of me — a DIEP reconstruction. An 18-hour surgery where tissue from my abdomen will be used to create natural breasts. My body will never be the same, and neither will this journey.
Right now, my life — and my family’s — feels like it’s constantly on hold, just waiting for the next appointment. The cancer is gone, and I am so incredibly grateful for that… I truly am. But it also means I’m no longer a priority, and the waiting lists are long.
Every cancelled appointment feels like a step further away from finishing this chapter. And some days, that’s really hard to accept.
I can be grateful and still struggle. Both can exist at the same time 🤍
