Hi everyone. Thanks for taking the time to come read my story. I have decided to have my hair shaved off to raise awareness of the BRCA gene and to raise money for the national hereditary breast cancer helpline, they do a fantastic job and really need the funds. My hair will be donated to the little princess trust.

It's been 10 years since my mum passed away and 2 years since I had my mastectomy, so I am doing this in memory of my mum and of my boobs! 

As some of you may know, I was diagnosed with the BRCA (BReastCAncer gene) Mutation shortly after my mum and auntie died of breast and ovarian cancer (information on this gene can be found here

 This means that my lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is around 85% and ovarian cancer up to 40%. Those numbers are too high to take chances with, so on the 20th of June 2013, age 29, I had a double mastectomy to slash my cancer risk. Before age 40 I will also have my ovaries removed to slash the risk of ovarian cancer. 

It's almost 2 years since I had my surgery and 10 years since I saw my mum pass away, so I thought I would do this in memory of my mum and my boobs! 

Now anyone who knows me, knows how much I love my hair and how long it took me to grow this length, so this is a biggy for me! 

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