Good news - yes we can

Bronwen

Hi

In 2008 I had a double prophylactic mastectomy. Six days later I developed complications. After a month in hospital including 5 operations and a total of 11 operations (plus two other general anaesthetics for investigations) over a two and a half year period, my surgeon was finally happy.

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Well, patience, Pilates, and exercise have really paid off. It'sbeen a tough road at times. Really tough. But, somehow, amazingly, I've qualified for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships to be held in Chattanooga Tennessee in September.

You guessed it, Bronwen is an alias. For I've been too scared to admit the truth of the double mastectomy.

I'm now trying to be more authentic. It scares me. I think I could help others by sharing this story. The good news after all the pain. But going public also scares me. For example, how would people at my running and triathlon clubs react? Would they stare? Gosh I can't believe I'm crying again. I happened to move countries so people here don't know my story.

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Bronwen -- WOW what an incredible accomplishment!!! You should be so proud and WE are all so proud of you!

Thank you for sharing such inspiration!

--The Mods