When Ashwini Sivananthan felt a lump in her right breast, she knew almost instinctively that something wasn’t right. She promptly made an appointment to see her physician who then referred her to the Radiology Clinic for tests. Two days later, she got the results: she had Stage 2 breast cancer.“I broke down. The only thing that went through my head was ‘this isn’t possible, I’m only 30’,” shares Ashwini, a special needs teacher who lives in Perth, Australia.
“I had tickets to Malaysia for the school holidays and my surgeon gave me the OK to travel home. So I came home before the insanity started. For 10 days, I forgot I had cancer. It was so great to be around family,” shares Ashwini who has been residing in Perth for the past 11 years. Ashwini with her cousin Darshini who visited her in Perth. Ashwini’s advice to women, young or old, is to always be vigilant.
“I am blessed with an amazing family. I had five family members who flew in to Perth the morning my results were due. As soon as I was diagnosed, my sister and cousins drew up a roster for everyone to fly to Perth to be with me at different stages of my treatment. At no point was I alone. My mother spend three months in Perth and others came in and out to help.
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