What I see in the mirror - Guardian

What I see in the mirror

Being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 changed my perspective for ever. I had a radical modified mastectomy, which was a very emotional thing to go through, but physically it wasn’t such a big thing for me. A lot of women get freaked out when they lose a breast or go through surgery because it impacts so much on who they are, but I always say you are not the sum of your breasts. You are a whole person. It may be part of our body, but it’s not who we are.

I’m grateful for my health and I feel happy about myself: as long as that’s the case and my husband is happy with me, then everything’s cool.