USA
Occupation
Mathematics Teacher, MRS Italy International 2014
Age
40 years old
Who am I?

Beauty is about confidence! Since losing my really long thick brown hair to chemotherapy, I realised it didn't matter what you look like! Hiding away under a hat or wig was not an option - it is not you. I want more women to be confident when they lose their hair and be proud to walk out in public as they are beautiful and strong.


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I graduated with a Masters in Mathematics Degree from Loughborough University England 2006, I have been teaching Mathematics for 8 years. In the Summer 2013 I applied and was accepted to work for a British School in Houston, Texas. I moved out here with my new husband in August 2013. Although I was raised in England and have British citizenship, I am lucky enough to come from a big Sicilian family with a rich culture and have the opportunity to visit family out there and be in touch with my heritage. My Breast Cancer Story… I found a lump at the end of last year, I got it checked out, due to my healthy life style they thought it was nothing, just a trauma from impact/being hit. I then went in for the results in March, thinking it was all gone and I can get on with my life. I have no history of cancer, don't drink, don't smoke, 29 years old, eat well and train lots!! I then was told I have Breast Cancer, triple negative. I need to start chemotherapy. I was in total shock, I wouldn't believe it, from then on it just got worse and worse. It was an aggressive tumor, as I am only 29 it grows fast, since the surgery I then found more lumps. The cancer had spread, after more tests, it spread to near my lungs and collar bone. After a painful day of uncomfortable tests, resulting in not moving my arm and not being able to breathe. They then wanted me to start chemotherapy straight away. As I have no children, I could become infertile from the treatment, so although they want no delay. I went through IVF, just incase!! More hospital visits, injections and a surgery. Finally chemotherapy began on March 25th, its an aggressive treatment lasting 5 months!! I am 5 rounds in with 11 to go, it is by far the toughest, most horrendous thing I have ever faced. It makes me so weak and poorly, and effects all my healthy cells, no one could ever prepare me for what I am going through right now. I hate that I can't do anything, eat anything sometimes, be stuck in doors, not teach my lovely students. This will be followed by surgery where they remove my other lumps, plus re-open my original lumpectomy as margins weren't clear, followed by over 30 rounds of radiotherapy. This will take me way into November and by which time I hope I have survived and beaten this!!


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