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“Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.” – Immanuel Kant 👗 @asos #gifted

Back to therapy this week and I was reminded to BREATHE… Yeah I know, We all know how to breathe! But when the weight of the world is on our shoulders The first thing we forget to do is to STOP And BREATHE So I’m leaving my new morning routine here in case you need a reminder to take a deep breath. Xx

It’s almost time… to go Back to School! We love to wear our curls out but being active means we need to refresh the curls every couple of days. And this is our morning Curl Refresh routine with @boucleme Products used: ☀️ Flairosol Spray Bottle ☀️ Curl Towel ☀️ Curl Ceam ☀️Curl Defining Gel Make sure to use code FRO15 for 15% off at boucleme.co.Uk #mumanddaughtertime #ourhairstory #afrohair #naturalcurls

August marks 1 full year of LIVING with terminal cancer. When I was diagnosed last year I was made to feel like My days were counted, But instead I am counting the days! I’m not Dying, I’m Living. And as @oprah once said; “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” Everyday I learn to find my balance and a new way to stand. This is what it looks like to be terminally ill… Someone that’s dying to live and hoping that the fight to keep them living is the same. May I continue to count the days. ✨✨✨ #stage4needsmore #triplenegativebreastcancer #stage4cancer #itsnottheenduntiltheend #livingwithstage4cancer

Don’t Wait. Life Goes Faster Than You Think. Write it Down And Live it Out! Ticking this moment Off my Living List Was special. It’s the little things ✨ #triplenegativebreastcancer #stage4needsmore #livinglist #metastaticbreastcancer

The last few days have been utterly uncomfortable mentally… but I haven’t stopped laughing. ( with some tears in between) LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL Don’t ever believe otherwise. Thank you for all the love. It keeps me moving forward with HOPE X #itsnottheenduntiltheend #terminalillness #stage4cancer #triplenegativebreastcancer

Having to repeat my PET scan always came with it’s worries and doubts… yet my heart still holds on to hope. And it still is griping on tightly. This new PET scan has shown that the areas of my neck that were of concern, are still lighting up (hot) on the scans. There’s also new areas that weren’t there before. So here are the positives as communicated by my oncologist. - They are STILL small - You are NOT experiencing any pain Next step is to wait for an ultrasound and biopsy date of my neck. Whatever the outcome may be, they don’t feel that chemo is the best solution for me yet. As you know I only have 1 life line left and using it at this point when I am not in pain would be careless. How do I feel about this….? - numb - powerless Knowing there’s cancer in my body multiplying and I must remain calm until I’m in so much pain that chemo is the only pain relief for me. Life keeps teaching me that HOPE is the only thing I am fully in control of. So I will keep on LIVING in HOPE. Who knows what will happen next… #stage4needsmore #stage4cancer #triplenegativebreastcancer

A few months ago I was invited by @breastcancernow to attend a body confidence talk at @allbright It was refreshing to be in a room where we could openly share our bodies journey with cancer. - The scars - The lost confidence - The painful surgeries … the list goes on! As someone that had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy to the chest area for the second time, I struggle to find good fitting bras. Most bras rub on areas of my chest that cause me a great deal of discomfort. That’s why you will see me in sports/ comfy bras most of the time. During this talk @marksandspencer introduced their beautiful range that caters to pure Comfort! Whether you had breast surgery or not they are just a pleasure to wear. This is one of them. I often get messages asking me where my bras are from, I hope this helps you. I will continue to share more of them. #postsurgeryunderwear #underwear #lumpectomy #bras #gifted

Waiting on scan results will NEVER get easy. The mind races ahead, contemplating every possible scenario. Dancing slows everything down for me. My Thinking My Breathing And My Worrying. Even if temporary, it’s my go to coping mechanism Dancing my worries Away… #stage4cancer #triplenegativebreastcancer #stage4needsmore #dancingmyworriesaway #itsnotheenduntiltheend #dancekizomba

3 months until my @coppafeelpeople trek and a good time to re introduce myself. My name is Nina. One night after I put my daughter to bed I found a lump by accident. Went to the doctor straight away to get it checked and was told it was NOTHING. That young women can have lumpy breasts and I had no reason to worry. However, a few weeks later I experienced sharp pains to my chest and decided to self examine again. After a second visit to the doctor followed by referrals and tests, I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in the summer of 2018. I completed my treatment plan of chemo,surgery and radiotherapy in April 2019 and had a complete pathological response- meaning no active cancer in my body. I understood that I wasn’t in remission and that the risk of the cancer returning was very high. Making the 2-3 year mark the highest risk for reoccurrence. So I learnt to know my body and go to the doctor with any symptoms that persisted for longer than a few weeks. After experiencing extreme pain for over 12months and being told by doctors that it was nothing, one last yearly routine MRI scan showed that the cancer had indeed returned and spread to my lymph nodes, sternum and chest wall. Making it inoperable and terminal. I now live 3 months at a time and have 1 more line of treatment available for me… So far the last chemo drug (GemCarbo) has blessed me with 10 months of LIFE! And I would love more To see my daughter grow Make memories And LOVE a little while longer. I took on this challenge because being terminally ill to me means that #itsnottheenduntiltheend I want to raise awareness and more importantly empower young women with knowledge to be assertive when your body gives you the signs that something isn’t normal. This trek is my way of showing my daughter that life is beautiful because it’s hard. And it’s in those difficult moments that we learn who we truly are. So I am believing that I have another 3 months of life to embark on this trek of discovery. I want to take this time to thank everyone for their support and donations. Thanks to you all I have reached 73% of my target with less than 3 months to go!

I have started to experience dizzy spells along with nausea. They happen mainly while I’m sat down or laying down. At first I tried to ignore them. Kept telling myself, I’m just tired and they will go away. I’ve just had a brain scan last month and all was ok. After a few days of experiencing them continually, I knew I had to call my team. And a few minutes into being assessed by oncology, I knew the plan I had of delaying my scan is just not going to be possible. An urgent one has been booked for me in a few days. I would love to tell you that I’m not worried. But I am this time. It’s frightening to try and get up and completely lose control of my body. So when my body gives me a sign I listen! ✨

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