Nicole Little is determined to live her life after disease and treatment ravaged her body
Cancer may have robbed her of her mum when she was only seven years old. It may have taken away her breasts and two years of carefree, healthy living. But, insists young West Lothian woman Nicole Little, cancer will never take away her smile.
Said Nicole: “Now, I realise she was being strong for us. I can’t imagine having to leave your children behind, looking in their eyes, knowing they’ll have to deal with the loss. A mother’s instinct is to protect their children, so to think of my mum being in that position breaks my heart. At that time, I didn’t know much about cancer, just that it made her very sick.
Subsequent visits to a genetics clinic confirmed that Nicole had BRCA1 – the gene fault that can increase the risk of breast cancer within families. “My dad shaved it for me, as it was too upsetting watching it come away while showering,” she said. “My dad, who is bald, always told me: ‘bald is beautiful,’”
“In March 2020, I had my double mastectomy and reconstruction. By this time, I was tired and was at my lowest ebb, but the end was in sight,” she said. “She was like a mother figure to me,” says Nicole. “She didn’t replace my mum, but she did a great job at trying to make the absence of her just that little bit better.
But the physical and mental scars it left – and the constant worry it might return – means breast cancer continues to affect Nicole’s day-to-day life.
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