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Follow the light

"I won't let pain turn my heart into something ugly. I will show you that surviving can be beautiful" - Christy Ann Martine

There was a time where I was having 3-weekly Herceptin injections in my leg as part of my cancer treatment. It's now been 6 months since I had my last - I cannot believe how fast time has gone and I am so thankful for my body bouncing back as well as it has - I feel incredibly lucky.
Herceptin injections are subcutaneous and kept under the skin for approximately 8-minutes. I had one every three weeks for a whole year so that was 18 of these jabs and a total of 90ml of the drug.
It was given at the start of active treatment alongside chemotherapy because the breast cancer I had was HER2+ (Herceptin is more effective when started alongside chemo and then it's continued after chemo ends)
I started chemo & Herceptin in Feb 2019, finished chemo in May 2019, started daily radiotherapy in July 2019 & finished a month later.. and now I've had over a full year treatment-free and every day is a blessing.
Only daily Tamoxifen tablets now to keep my oestrogen levels low, which I'm on for life so no celebratory end in sight for that, but that's okay.
I knew I wouldn't miss the treatment, (and I haven't!) but I fondly remember all the wonderful, warm, compassionate & interesting people I met in the healthcare profession along the way - those who truly love what they do and go out of their way to make you feel as normal & cared for as possible.

Thanks to all of them!
I can't not feel empowered in this bright orange 70s style fringed poncho from All About Audrey - www.allaboutaudrey.co.uk
It's another self-portrait taken at The Hacienda, London

Taken on: November 6, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/2.0, 1/60 sec, 50mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	50.0 mm f/1.8
Aperture:	f/2.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Tungsten (Incandescent)
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4.1 (Macintosh)
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