Last month BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire revealed that she had undergone a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
The brave mum has now spoken out about her experiences undergoing chemo in a candid video diary for the broadcasting house.
The 47-year-old explained: “The way it has just drained my body has made feel a bit low.”
She added: "In the build up to this first session of chemotherapy, I have been feeling quite vexed and anxious and apprehensive, because it’s a fear of the unknown. How is it going to affect me?"
Victoria also revealed that throughout the three hour chemotherapy treatment she wore a cold cap to try and prevent her from losing her hair.
In the days after her first session Victoria admitted that she could feel the effects taking their toll on her body.
She said: “It’s been six days since the first chemotherapy session and the way it has just drained my body has made feel a bit low. You can feel alert and normal for a couple of hours, and then suddenly, this wave of tiredness just hits you and you just have to go to bed.”
Victoria added in her video diary: “I don’t feel like I’m battling cancer. I don’t feel that I’m fighting cancer. I am simply being treated for cancer.
“The reason I wanted to talk about what has happened to me is that I am a pretty open person. But also because more than one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer. And here’s the thing: having cancer is manageable.”
What a brave and inspiring lady.
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