Crizpy: Let's put social media where it's most fun.
November 2018, presenter Ali Meyer wants to stream her mammography examination live on the internet. She wants to take away the fear of examinations for other women. The moderator is not worried; she does not belong to the risk group for breast cancer patients. But then everything turns out completely differently. The doctors discovered microcalcification in Ali's right breast. The presenter has breast cancer.
“That's not actually what I wanted to do to raise awareness for breast cancer prevention. But now that’s just the way it is,” admits Ali Meyer through tears.
Ali remembers the shock at the time: “Everyone asked me back then, aren’t you glad it was discovered so early?
No, I wasn't happy. I was sad and angry, and sometimes I wished I had never had the mammogram.” Today, the 41-year-old no longer thinks that way.
But it took her some time to realize the diagnosis. “On the one hand, I was told I had the lowest level of cancer, I had the best chance of recovery, the cancer wouldn’t spread. But every doctor recommended this radical operation, a breast mastectomy.” A breast mastectomy is the removal of the mammary gland tissue, i.e. the removal of the entire breast. “And it took a while for me to realize that it would really be best for me to have my breast removed,” Ali continued. 2 months after the live stream, Ali's breast is removed and reconstructed at the same time. This is only possible because the tumor was discovered at the smallest stage. – Thanks to mammography.
“My advice is, don't be as stupid and naive as me and think that it won't happen to you anyway. I was super healthy, felt great, looked good. I breastfed four children, didn't smoke, and was at my ideal weight. I really wasn't a high-risk patient, I don't have any genetic predisposition. All of this made me feel like I couldn't get the disease. And I couldn’t have been more wrong.”
Today, 1 year after diagnosis, Ali is cancer-free. With her video she wants to encourage all women to have a preventive examination.
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