BRCA Aware

01/02/2026

25/01/2026

22/01/2026

DID YOU KNOW❓️
🩷BRCA genes effect men and women.
💙BRCA is a genetic mutation passed down from a parent.
🩷Children have a 50% chance of inheriting the faulty gene from a BRCA positive parent.
💙BRCA increases lifetime risk of;
~WOMEN; Breast, Ovarian, Melanoma & Pancreatic cancers.
~MEN; Prostate, Breast, Pancreatic and Melanoma cancers .
🩷There is no "fix" for a faulty BRCA gene.
💙Lifetime risk of someone carrying the gene has an increased cancer risk by up to 65%! Compared to up to 12% of someone who doesn't carry the gene!
🩷Having a BRCA gene greatly increases the risk of a cancer diagnosis at a young age.

22/01/2026

💓 Hi everyone 💓
Its been a long time since I used this page. I used it to document my cancer journey and spread awareness. However it has recently come to light that not alot of people know or are even aware about the BRCA mutations which causes cancer in younger people to develop at a younger age. So im going to keep spreading awareness and hopefully teach you all a little something about it!! Keep an eye out for my posts 💓 B x

09/01/2023

Hi Guys, long time since I last posted so here's the update 👀

The bruising I had on my previous post has now gone, however, there is still some kind of internal bleeding going on 😔 I've had 510ml of blood drained from my b**b within 6 days 😴

Scans haven't shown anything that would be causing is so we're at abit of a loss. It looks like I may have to reconsider the implants (boo 😔)
And begin to think about having the DIEP,,,,,, tissue reconstruction.

This is a massive operation that I have been avoiding at all costs as it is a 10hr op, week in hospital, 2 wound site's. Although I would get a flat stomach out of it 🤣 silver lining and all that!!!

Anyways, I haven't made any decisions yet, but I do know I am sick of having to constantly have my b**b drained, it's painful and I just can't carry on as I am 🥴🥹

I've stuck some info below for anyone wondering what a DIEP is.

Oh and, HAPPY NEW YEAR, Hope yours has started better than mine 🤣🫶🏼❤️

06/11/2022

Evening guys, I hope your all doing well!
Long time since I last posted!!
Things have been going OK, to an extent.
However, this is me and where there's me there's complications 🥲
So over the past 4 weeks, my original mastectomy side has become bruised, which has gradually gotten more painful and more bruised 😮‍💨
Anyways Long story short, I went to have it scanned Thursday night and turns out I have an internal bleed🥲
They managed to drain some off (40ml) which was pure blood, but they couldn't tell me why its happened and couldn't tell where the bleedings coming from. So MRI on Wednesday to find out.
Fingers crossed this will resolve itself and won't have to have more surgery.
It's painful and putting alot of pressure on my chest and arm.
Absolutely fed up😮‍💨
Picture below👇🏽

09/08/2022

Olivia Newton-John❤️

I had no idea she had battled breast cancer for 30 years on 3 occasions 😔

What a woman! She will always be Sandy to me.
Another reminder to keep checking yourselves!
🕊🕊🕊

01/07/2022

Hi guys ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹
Here's a little update seen as I haven't been on here for a while.

I was so 50/50 posting this. But you know what, 4 months difference here and I am so f***ing immensely proud of myself for having to go through such a pile of steaming sh*te and still come out smiling!!!!!

As a women, b**bies are 1 of our main assets, so to lose them is a feeling of loss & grief I can't begin to explain. I thought I'd never be happy with the way I look again, but here we are. Loud and fu***ng proud. The big C can f**k right off. Healing is a long process.
Give the time, some time. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Keep checking those melons, mine tried to kill me, but failed, miserably!!!!! Keep checking!❤️‍🩹🎀

05/05/2022

Breast cancer COMPLETED✅️
Chemotherapy COMPLETED✅️
Radiotherapy COMPLETED✅️
Mastectomy COMPLETED✅️
2ND Mastectomy COMPLETED✅️
Reconstruction COMPLETED✅️

Tonight was the last time I saw my consultant until next April!! 🤝🏼
I thanked him and shook his hand, the man that SAVED my life, literally. Mr K Grover 🤝🏼
The nurses were all emotional with me as this has been an horrific journey and I've been to that hospital countless times😮‍💨

I will be forever greatful to ALL the nurses, doctors and consultants that have looked after me at Spire. I'm totes emosh🤧 but now I can get on with my life ❤️ peace out ✌🏽

23/03/2022

March 23rd...

2 weeks post op and WHAT a difference! Look at that healing 😮 I am absolutely amazed how well their doing. Massive credit to my consultant at Spire!! He has done an incredible job 🙏🏼

I'm still having up and down days right now. I think i need to go out and just feel 'normal'.
Back to see consultant tomorrow night to hopefully have the second drain removed.
Although I'm not holding my breath as its still not playing ball and still filling up too much 😮‍💨

Hopefully have the results of the biopsies too🙏🏼