On the catwalk she felt beautiful. And sexy. And more powerful than ever. sam lewis was crowned “beauty queen”: the first in the world with single breasted.
“Women lose a lot of confidence when fighting the disease. I want to tell you they shouldn’t be ashamed of their body or their scars of the mastectomy. They are our insignia of war, ”were her touching words after obtaining the title.
It’s that for her, winning after a mastectomy wasn’t just a personal achievement, it was a victory for breast cancer survivors of all the world.
The hard story of Sam Lewis
Sam Lewis turns 47 today. 10 ago, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she felt her world was falling apart.
The woman – who is she married to Andrew (43) and has three children: Sharna (18), Annabelle (14) & Henry (11)- I was working as a PE teacher and dance instructor at a school when discovered a lump in the left breast while taking a shower. It happened in August 2012, he reported The mirror.
Due to various obligations he had to fulfill, it took him a week to see his GP.
“I’ve always been super fit, so cancer was the last thing I expected that was. I wasn’t worried at all. No one in my family had cancer and I was only 37 and thought I had my whole life ahead of me,” she said.
Sam, who lives in Widnes, a town in Cheshire, Great Britain, received the devastating news that they had found three packs and what did he have stage two breast cancerpublished the medium.
“It was destroyed. My kids were only nine, six and one at the time. He didn’t even know if he’d be there for them in a year. The idea of never meeting my grandchildren almost killed me,” she recalls today.
It was at that moment when all the strength of his spirit was awakened competitive. “Determination came into play. I have practiced Judo all my life. I knew what it meant to fight. I was in an attitude of moving forward,” she said.
After eight rounds of chemotherapy, a mastectomy to remove her left breast, and sessions of radiation therapy, the doctors gave her the best news: there were no more traces of the cancer in her body.
“I was very relieved when the doctors removed my breast. She had already done her job breastfeeding my three children, so I just wanted her to go. I was exhausted from the treatment,” Sam said of the mastectomy.
In this regard, he also pointed out that she never wanted to have reconstructive surgery and that he has no problem living with his scars.
Before the cancer, she wasn’t so happy with the way her body looked. But the disease changed her mentality. “I’m much more tolerant and proud of my body now,” she explained of her gift to her.
And he added: “I embrace my chubby butt, my scars. My body is my story and I’m proud of my story.”
encourage more
While undergoing chemotherapy, Sam threw a charity (Sam’s Diamonds Cancer Support) to help women who have had to deal with different types of cancer.
through it seeks educate women about the signs and symptoms of the disease.
Regarding participation in Beauty contestsfor her it was a way of face your fears. So she mentioned it to a friend who used to participate in this type of competition, and she was encouraged to do so.
In 2018 he finished second Miss British Empire; a year later, he won the Ms. Elite Global Earth; and another win came in the role model category in the competition Royal International Miss UK in February 2021.
At that time it became the first woman to be successful after a mastectomy.
“It was an amazing feeling to be on stage after winning a crown and being one the first woman in the world to win a beauty contest with only one breast. I want to show women that if I can do it and trust myself, so can they.”
Source: Clarin
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