Inspirational Lady: Aniela McGuinness - Creator of ‘My Breast Choice’ a Blog and YouTube Series that absolutely OWNS breast cancer.
At 31, a year after my mother passed from ovarian cancer and three days prior to scheduling my preventative double mastectomy (due to my BRCA1 mutation), I was diagnosed with stage 1, ER/PR+, HER+, grade 3, ductal breast cancer. In total, I had a skin sparing double mastectomy, 12 rounds of chemo (4 A/C, 9 Taxol), a complete hysterectomy (preventative), and breast reconstruction.
Having gone through cancer with my mother, I decided that I was going to try to do it differently. I would be loud, ask for help, document the experience, and laugh as much as possible. In the end, cancer healed me more than it made me sick. It gave me an understanding of my mother and her illness and helped me forgive her and myself.
Check out the My Breast Choice website here:
www.mybreastchoiceshow.com
Firstly Aniela I want to thank you. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING ME LAUGH! Because cancer can be funny, it can be freaking hilarious at times. And if you can’t laugh at your situation sometimes then you could go stir crazy. Not only did you own breast cancer, you rocked the hell out of it!
And secondly I want to thank you for inspiring and educating so many people out there. Your vlogs are not only hilarious but the advice given is invaluable.
I first saw you on BuzzFeed and immediately thought YESSSSSSSS here’s a Chick after my own heart!
You maybe all the way over in Florida but you are an honorary Badass Booby Bitch and you are always welcome here for a cuppa and a pint and a gin and tonic and some scones with clotted cream......
Big love lady xxx