A woman battling breast cancer is keeping her spirits up by cosplaying as everyone from David Bowie to Marge Simpson.But when she lost her hair following chemotherapy, she realised the potential joy of becoming different characters year round.‘I never had any pain or any indication that anything was wrong,’ she says.‘I was in my first chemo treatment within a month.
‘I have since had surgery to remove the tumor and 13 lymph nodes and am going through additional chemo as a preventative measure as I am a high risk for recurrence.‘I will finish chemo this summer and will begin radiation following that.’In the run-up to chemotherapy, Beth decided to cut her hair short, which led to a friend telling her she looked like Maria from The Sound of Music.
‘As a joke, I took a picture of myself, placed it next to a picture of Maria, and sent it to my friend,’ says Beth.‘They give me an outlet to share my experiences and even to work through the emotions that come with a cancer diagnosis.’She started dedicating time to transforming herself into all kinds of pop culture icons, including Eleven from Stranger Things, Marge Simpson, and Harley Quinn.‘The pictures and words I write are reminders to me,’ Beth explains.
‘Through research, I had learnt that a number of individuals impacted by cancer recommended keeping a journal.‘I wanted a clever way to document my journey – to take a challenging experience and turn it into something positive and this was it.’‘I would tell them to keep going,’ she says.
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