Amy Dowden has shared a heartbreaking cancer update.
'Wishing this wasn’t happening to me': Amy Dowden shares heartbreaking cancer update
The 32-year-old 'Strictly Come Dancing' star revealed her stage three breast cancer diagnosis in May and she underwent a mastectomy but recently revealed that she will need additional chemo after more tumours were found in her body following her operation.
Amy has been keeping fans updated on her treatment but admitted this week that it has all started to take a toll.
Sharing pictures of herself in hospital on her Instagram Stories, she wrote: "I hardly slept. Broke down into tears as soon as I got in the room. Port has been a success. Cold cap on. So far coping and not as bad as I thought with cold cap.
"But just wishing this wasn’t happening to me! Nurses here are just incredible. Thank you NHS and I’ve got my fellow pink sister sat by my side and made sure I walked through the door this morning."
However, she later shared that she was feeling better, writing: "Got my tea which makes me feel better. Just feeling very emotional today mixed with nerves and fear but like my lovely nurse has said I just need to think of the end goal.
"I’ve always set dreams and goals in life I guess none like this one (always dance related) but I’m going to see it like this."
Amy has been open about her diagnosis and treatment, recently sharing that another tumour had been found.
She explained during an Instagram Live chat with cancer charity CoppaFeel!: "For me, my journey, everything changed. I was originally going to have a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment.
"But then, after my MRI, they found another tumour so then it changed into a mastectomy and then, after my mastectomy, unfortunately, they found even more tumours.
"And my pathology wasn't what they were expecting, and they found another type of cancer and then they told me I needed chemo – for me that was a massive blow.
"It wasn't in the plan, originally – and I know the plan you can't get fixated on.
"So, all of a sudden, then I realised, and you get scared, but the oncologist did say that with chemo I've got a really good chance of a cure.
"I was really scared and I didn't want to do chemo but then for me straightaway it was my dancing, like, you can take away my boob but you can't take my dancing away from me and that's what I get really upset about."