Koji optimizam! Užasna bolest nije joj ugasila sjaj u očima...

Piše Tina Kos,

srijeda, 20.9.2017. u 14:20

Saznala je da ima tri tumora na dojci te da su se proširili i na limfne čvorove. Ipak, nije dopustila da užasna bolest preuzme kontrolu nad životom. Ostala je vedra i pozitiva

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Kirstin Pretorius (34) je majka dvoje djece iz Australije za koju, kada je pogledate koliko je vedra i puna života, nikada ne bi pomislili da je teško bolesna. Život joj se okrenuo naglavce kada su joj liječnici na rutinskom pregledu otkrili kvržicu na grudima. Poslali su je na ultrazvuk pa na mamografiju, a potom na biopsiju i potvrdili svoje sumnje - imala je rak.

Kirstin je to jako šokiralo, posebno što je vodila vrlo zdrav način života. Pazila je da jede zdravu, gotovo vegansku hranu, čistila je kuću samo prirodnim sredstvima, redovito je vježbala, bila je sretna...

Od prvog pregleda do strašne dijagnoze prošlo je dva tjedna, ali vijesti su bile još strašnije. Ubrzo je saznala da nema jedan već tri tumora na desnoj dojci te da su se proširili i na limfne čvorove, prenosi portal simplemost.com.

Ipak, ono što fascinira kod ove žene je to koliko je ona ostala pozitivna. Nije dopustila da užasna bolest preuzme sve dijelove njezinog života. Ostala je vedra, optimistična i puna života. Sjaj iz njezinih očiju nije nestao.

Igre na sreću mogu izazvati ovisnost. 18+.

This danger space zone is actually me having my first chemo! The scalp 'cooling' machine (ha more like scalp 'freeze' and 'suffocate' machine) was the first challenge. Fortunately once they froze my fingers, the hour of frost bite torture took my mind right of my throbbing scalp. Small victories!! Ooh well, anything to prevent these finger nails from falling off! Challenge number 2 was watching the nurse climb into full toxic waste protective gear (goggles and all) just in case some of my poison splashed... But oh no it's perfectly safe to put it directly into your blood stream! BUT, Chemo one is done and dusted. 👊👊👊 Thank goodness I had my beautiful blankie and pashmina from gorgeous friends to keep me warm all day. 💕 and i felt all the love sent from across the world 💕... Thank you! #breastcancer #chemo #cancersucks #cancerwarrior #scalpcooling #frostbitefighter

A post shared by Kirstin Pretorius (@kicking_the_big_c) on Aug 2, 2017 at 1:42am PDT

Uz svaku fotografiju koju objavi napiše nešto.

In this picture, I was living with cancer. I just didn't know it yet. Ironically, this year marked the peak of my 'health' and my fitness. I've never felt better, stronger, or more comfortable with myself than I did turning 34. My marriage had never been better and my children were thriving. Everything was beautifully bright. But, despite feeling perfectly well, I went for my routine yearly health check. And that's when they discovered 'the limp'. The lump. I look at this picture from a simply blissful family holiday celebrating my 10 year wedding anniversary and all I can think is... 'KIRSTIN how can you not know that there are 3 tumours thriving away in your breast? How can you not FEEL the cancer slipping into your lymph nodes? Why don't you FEEL sick? How can you be so stupid?!' But I didn't know and I didn't feel. If my doctor hadn't examined me, I'd still be blissfully unaware, reaching new fitness goals with my body, eating my futile little anti-oxidant high virtually-vegan wonder food diet... I'd be packing my little plastic-free super food school lunches for my girls, lecturing them on healthy lifestyles. I'd be chemically-free cleaning my home wondering why the whole world doesn't use essential oils. All the while growing and feeding my precious cancer. So check your boobs. Know your body. Cancer happens. To anyone. #breastcancer #breastexam #cancersucks #knowyourbody

A post shared by Kirstin Pretorius (@kicking_the_big_c) on Jul 20, 2017 at 2:06pm PDT

Uz ovu fotku je napisala:

Na ovoj slici sam živjela s rakom, ali to još nisam znala. Ironično, ovu godinu obilježio je vrhunac mojeg zdravlja i mojih sposobnosti. Nikada se nisam osjećala bolje, jače i ugodnije kao kad sam navršila 34 godine. Moj brak nikada nije bio bolji i moja djeca su napredovala. Sve je bilo predivno.Ipak, unatoč tome kako sam se osjećala, otišla sam na rutinsku godišnju kontrolu i tada su mi otkrili kvržicu na grudima.

Kad pogledam ovu fotografiju s blaženog obiteljskog odmora i proslave desete godišnjice braka, sve što pomislim je... "KIRSTIN kako to da nisi znala da ti tri tumora rastu u dojci? Kako nisi osjetila da su skliznuli u limfne čvorove? Zašto se nisi osjetila bolesnom? Kako možeš biti tako glupa?!"

Ali, nisam znala i nisam osjetila. Da me moj liječnik nije pregledao, i dalje bi bila blaženo nesvjesna. Podizala bi svoje ciljeve u fitnessu, jela bi moju besprijekornu čudesnu gotovo vegansku hranu prepunu antioksidansa...Pakirala bi moju super hranu kćerima za školu. I dalje bi čistila kuću sredstvima koja ne sadrže kemikalije i pitala se zašto cijeli svijet ne koristi eterična ulja. Sve to vrijeme moj dragocjeni rak je rastao i hranio se.

Zato, provjerite svoje grudi. Upoznajte svoje tijelo. Rak se događa. Bilo kome.

The storms blew and scattered my plans, But I wiped away tears and painted a smile, Gathered the flowers strewn at my feet And assembled a crown. #breastcancerwarrior #chemocrown #flowercrown #flowerswhentheresnohair #inspiredbypetals #dsfloral #floweraddict #cancerfighter #cancersucks #instapoetry #cancerinspiration

A post shared by Kirstin Pretorius (@kicking_the_big_c) on Aug 21, 2017 at 5:31pm PDT

Nedavno je objavila ovu fotografiju koja pokazuje koliko je hrabra. Uz nju je napisala ovu pjesmicu:

Oluja je zapuhala i raspršila moje planove.
Ali, obrisala sam suze i nacrtala si osmijeh.
Sakupila sam cvijeće razasuto pod mojim nogama.
I napravila od njega krunu.

It's a bald new day. #undertheturban #baldunderthere #realitybites #balderbutbolder #bald #chemohair #baldhead #boldisbeautiful #breastcancerwarrior #cancerfighter #cancersucks #beauty #courage #itiswhatitis

A post shared by Kirstin Pretorius (@kicking_the_big_c) on Sep 10, 2017 at 11:50pm PDT

Uz neke fotografije komentar i nije potreban. Osmjeh na njezinom licu i sjaj u očima pokazuju koliko je hrabra, čak i u trenucima kemoterapije, bez ijedne dlake na glavi... Njezin optimizam natjera čovjeka da se zamisli nad vlastitim životom i načinu na koji se nosimo s puno manjim problemima.

Chemo round 2 with my lovely Italian sister! Swapped out the useless #scalpcooling helmet for this fierce tiger turban. More me! Full throttle fight mode ahead. 💪💪👊👊 #chemo #chemoturban #chemohair #chemosucks #cancerwarrior #tigermode #stupidcancer #baldunderhere #butbold #nohairdontcare #nohairissohotrightnow #dreamingofmyfuturemohawk #kickingcancersbutt #tassleearrings 💛

A post shared by Kirstin Pretorius (@kicking_the_big_c) on Aug 22, 2017 at 8:21pm PDT

Čarobni trenuci između nje i supruga traju i dalje.

Napisala je i ovo:

Nije baš ono što smo planirali, ali magičnih trenutaka će uvijek biti.

It's not exactly what we had planned, but there will always be moments of magic 💛 #cancerfighters #rockingitbald

A post shared by Kirstin Pretorius (@kicking_the_big_c) on Aug 6, 2017 at 3:30am PDT

Obitelj joj je velika podrška.

F is for FATIGUE. And chemo drowns you in it. It wraps your tongue in thick hairy plastic so that nothing tastes the same. It makes your head pound and your bones ache. You feel like a shadow sucking the sunshine from your home. And the weight of that black heavy blanket feels like it may never lift. Some days it's tough to smile. But you do. You find a reason. My reason is my girls. They push me through the fatal fog and break the dark thoughts and have me searching for eyelashes to drown in mascara. And I make it. It's a brand new day. ☀ #cancersucks #chemosucks #fatigue #chemobrain #fakeittilyoumakeit #cancerinspiration #cancerfighters #breastcancer #balderbutbolder #baldhead #anewday #fightingalltheway #mygirls #motherhood #momslove

A post shared by Kirstin Pretorius (@kicking_the_big_c) on Sep 18, 2017 at 1:46pm PDT