THE CATWALK AT FUNDRAISING FASHION SHOW
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“I returned to work and it did feel as if my life was getting back to normal – although a new normal.
“You start to believe over time that perhaps you’ve been an exception, that you’ve had a silver bullet and are clear of the disease.
“Then, a few months ago, I started to feel unhappy about a slight change I’d noticed in my breast.
“There was a faint dimple if I looked in a certain way. I wondered if my eyes were playing tricks on me but I knew I had to get
A seamstress has been raising hundreds of pounds for Breast Cancer Now after being inspired by one of the models for this year’s fashion show.
When Aileen Heenan heard that her friend Maggie Lobban, 63, had been selected to appear as a model, she offered to make and sell face masks, with all funds raised
“I saw the bright lights s and the tiny trolley I would d be lying on, which was quite e overwhelming.
“Back on the ward, there were just three of us in the room, with our beds all spaced out and we had to socially distance.
“The girl in the bed across from me had a breast operation on the same day and we struck up a friendship.
“When she left the day before me, I wanted to give her a hug but couldn’t.”
After three nights in hospital, Alison was allowed to return home.
Four weeks on, she continues to recover as she isolates with her daughter. She is due to start radiotherapy and will continue to take the drug herceptin to preventent further spread of the disease.
Alison said: “Coronavirus has affected so many things, including cancer care, and I going to the charity. Mum-of-five Maggie, of Arbroath, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 and again in 2013.
Aileen, who runs Sew
Chic Soft Furnishings in Arbroath, said:
“I’d been looking in to making face masks when I heard Maggie had been chosen to take part in the fashion show.”
In October – coronavirus restrictions permitting – she is set to appear as a model in the Breast Cancer Now Fashion Show in Scotland.
She is one of 24 mmodels who will take to the catwalk at theth fundraising event. She added: “My daughter and I attended the show last year, so we know what an amazing occasion it is. “I’m looking forward to Ellen being able to see me as one of the models.” Breast CanCancer Now needs your support now more than ever to ensure the charity ch can continue to provide support sup for today and hope for th the future for everyone affected affecte by breast cancer. Please visit breastcancernow. org/donate. d