Amy Dowden reveals she ‘burst into tears’ earlier than present process chemotherapy
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trictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has mentioned she “burst into tears” when she arrived for chemotherapy therapy.
The skilled dancer, 32, introduced in May that she had been identified with breast most cancers, and in June she revealed she had undergone a mastectomy.
Doctors later discovered one other sort of most cancers within the Caerphilly-born dancer, and she or he described this as a “massive blow” because it meant she wouldn’t be capable of compete in Strictly this yr.
Sharing an replace on her chemotherapy therapy, Dowden posted photographs to Instagram which confirmed her wrapped in blankets on a hospital mattress sporting a chilly cap.
Cold caps are sometimes worn throughout chemotherapy therapy and so they have a cooling impact on the top, decreasing blood move to the scalp.
She captioned the photographs: “Chemo 1 done! I looked worse going in than coming out actually.
“I didn’t sleep, I got there and I just burst into tears, luckily my pink sister made sure I walked in and helped me through it and distracted from the brain freeze of the cold cap…
“I’ve left knowing chemo 1 done and not as bad as I thought.
“This is due to the incredible team and nurses! Thank you NHS! Hopefully not too many side affects.
“One step closer to being back on the dance floor. (That’s what’s hurting the most right now, I’d do anything to be there with my fellow pros right now). But for now chemo 1.”
In a separate publish to her Instagram story, she mentioned: “I hardly slept… just wishing this wasn’t happening to me.”
Dowden, who married fellow skilled dancer Ben Jones in July 2022, beforehand revealed she had discovered a lump in her breast the day earlier than she deliberate to go on her belated honeymoon this yr.
She joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 and was a finalist 4 years in the past with presenter Karim Zeroual.