Isobel Lewis
The Independent
Isobel Lewis wrote this article in The Independent:
Sarah Harding was told by a doctor that Christmas 2020 “would probably be her last” following her breast cancer diagnosis.
In August, the Girls Aloud star shared a selfie from hospital to social media as she announced that the cancer had advanced to other parts of her body.
In an extract of her book Hear Me Out shared in The Times, the singer has now revealed that she underwent a mastectomy and intensive chemotherapy since her diagnosis in August.
While it initially “seemed like the chemo was working”, she writes, the cancer has spread further, with a secondary tumour growing on either the base of her spine or her brain.
“In December my doctor told me that the upcoming Christmas would probably be my last,” Harding said. “I don’t want an exact prognosis. I don’t know why anyone would want that. Comfort and being as pain-free as possible is what’s important to me now.”
The 39-year-old said that while she is considering treatment options, she doesn’t want to have radiotherapy and lose her hair “with no guarantees at the end of it”.
Sarah Harding was told by a doctor that Christmas 2020 “would probably be her last” following her breast cancer diagnosis.
In August, the Girls Aloud star shared a selfie from hospital to social media as she announced that the cancer had advanced to other parts of her body.
In an extract of her book Hear Me Out shared in The Times, the singer has now revealed that she underwent a mastectomy and intensive chemotherapy since her diagnosis in August.
While it initially “seemed like the chemo was working”, she writes, the cancer has spread further, with a secondary tumour growing on either the base of her spine or her brain.
“In December my doctor told me that the upcoming Christmas would probably be my last,” Harding said. “I don’t want an exact prognosis. I don’t know why anyone would want that. Comfort and being as pain-free as possible is what’s important to me now.”
The 39-year-old said that while she is considering treatment options, she doesn’t want to have radiotherapy and lose her hair “with no guarantees at the end of it”.
