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In his hair salon, Garangot Streetin Vietri (Ile and Vilan), Celine Morand She welcomes her customers with a smile.
A frank smile, but it is just a facade because behind this veneer Kindness and benevolenceShe is a bruised woman giving up on herself. “The hardest thing is to say to yourself that we will never go back to the life we had before,” the 42-year-old repeats several times.
He was diagnosed in 2017
It all started in 2017. At 35The verdict falls on Celine: she has breast cancer. “I still remember the first name of the intern who diagnosed me. Her name was Diane,” she remembers.
At this moment, Thirty's life will be turned upside down. “From one day to the next, we move from a life that is mapped out, with children, work, friends…to a life that takes a turning point. »
The results go down to Mid-October At the beginning of November, Celine went to the operating table to remove the entire breast.
In mid-December, Chemotherapy “Even on my worst enemy, I would not wish him to experience this moment,” she begins, recalling Celine as she recalls the pain during treatment. “It feels like stabbings in the stomach, and there's also nausea…”
Then the first visual signs arrive End of 2017 : “I'm experiencing my first major hair loss. As a woman, it's complicated, and as a hairdresser, it's even more complicated.”
Meanwhile, Celine must manage her role as a mother Two children Under 10 years: “My mother died of cancer when I was 9 years old. I did not want my children to experience that. I explained the situation to them immediately. »
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy
After three chemotherapy treatments it was physically difficult to handle; doctorsHe told Celine she would switch to one chemotherapy session a week: “It should have been less heavy. But the first time I vomited before getting in the taxi to go home.”
The treatment follows a well-established mechanism: “Immediately after chemotherapy, I took a break for a month and continued the treatment. Radiotherapy . It was every day for 20 days. »
These children will go so far as to attend a session with their mother. “The staff were great and I asked them if I could take my kids to a session. They were able to see that I wasn't getting hurt, at least physically, because it was complicated inside.”
At the beginning of July 2018, End of the tunnel It seems to appear to Celine:
I was told that everything would go back to how it was before, but that is impossible. Mentally and physically, I suffer from constant fatigue. I receive hormonal treatment using birth control pills every day. There is constant pain in the bones… We look good, but we have to deal with this pain. We are alive, that is the main thing.
After this first course of obstacles, the glass hairdresser talks about “rebuilding.” » It almost interferes Three years After diagnosis.
Celine will undergo four new operations: “I chose natural reconstruction. That is, they realized LiposuctionOn several parts of my body in order to take fat and inject it into my breasts. She explained that the pain was very severe after these operations, and showed pictures of her swollen body after the operations.
“We tell ourselves that we will be alone.”
The physical rebuilding process is complete, and it's time acceptance. “I was lucky to find a companion who accepted me as I am, because after such a long journey we tell ourselves that we will be alone. Then, when I am alone in front of the mirror, it is still complicated.”
Celine was also able to rely on her family, friends, children and clients. Self-employed hairdresser ever since 11 years oldShe quickly informed her clients of the situation: “I always talked about it openly. I broke the news as if I had done it Bad flu . The customers who were there then are still there today. My living room is my baby. After all that, professional medicine made me understand that I had to stop, but I chose to continue. »
4Cs, combat
After these experiences, Celine was also able to rely on her innovation 4C Association With Catherine Monnery, who sadly passed away today: “We met during our treatment and she was like a sister to me. We carried each other. We both started selling flowers. Then she left us. We would say to ourselves, ‘Why her and not me?’ And since then, we have lost so much.” Small roses. Sometimes I wanted to give up because I met so many women and realized that cancer could never be cured. »
Since the end of treatment, Celine has had to go to the hospital every year Hospital For a screening visit. Sword of Damocles above head.
Today I live day by day. After each visit, I say to myself: “I won another year.” Before going to visit, I do not sleep. My biggest fear is having to undergo treatment again and go back to the psychological battle. This disease is garbage.
So, today, through the 4C Association, a hairdresser is launched A call to women“Don’t wait until you are fifty to take the test. The treatment is very heavy…”
In her words, she also didn't want to give False hopesFor women: “I won't say: Don't worry, everything will be fine.” Chemotherapy is very difficult, you should not put yourself in a cocoon. We have removed one breast. It's part of our femininity. »
The hairdresser's story stops. Her clients are in her salon, ready to get their hair done while discreetly listening to Celine's story.
The story of a woman fighting cancer on behalf ofBeautiful dream: To find “this life before.”
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