Kellie Pickler is expressing her gratitude for all the love and support she’s received since the death of her husband, Kyle Jacobs.
01.08.2023 - 12:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A newly-wed was diagnosed with breast cancer just four months after she tied the knot. Lauren Upshall, 37, said she was the 'fittest and healthiest' she'd ever been and was 'living her best life' when the shock diagnosis came.
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Lauren, from Heswall, Merseyside, was diagnosed with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer in November 2021, just four months after marrying husband, Matt. She had no idea she was living with the condition, which mainly affects women under 40, until she found a lump in her left breast that same month.
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Lauren, reports The Echo, said: "I was scanned and had a mammogram, as well as biopsy on that day. That's when I was told that there was something suspicious and I'd have to come back to clinic the following Monday for the results to be discussed. This was the day I was told my worst fear. I had breast cancer. It felt like the walls of the room were closing in on me when I was told.
"The next three weeks were very hectic. I went to four hospitals to have scans, an ECG, fertility preservation, more scans, and blood tests. There was one or more appointment each day so life was very crazy. In a way it was a good distraction and we didn't have time to think about what was happening really.
"It came as a massive shock as I had just got married in July and was living my best life. I was the fittest and healthiest I’d ever been, so it really took me and my family by surprise. It just goes to show cancer has no specific targets.
"My family were devastated
Kellie Pickler is expressing her gratitude for all the love and support she’s received since the death of her husband, Kyle Jacobs.
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