Makosi Musambasi Relives Battle With Breast Cancer

 

Former Big Brother UK Contestant Makosi Musambasi Relives Battle With Breast Cancer

 

Makosi Musambasi has narrated her fight with breast cancer.

Makosi, a former Big Brother United Kingdom contestant, and television personality, revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 36.

  

 

She encouraged women to start cancer screening when they reach the age of 35. Makosi revealed that even after fighting breast cancer through chemotherapy, she is still not in the clear as she still has to go for routine blood tests after three months.

She revealed how she could not tell her parents that she had been diagnosed with cancer. She said she lied to her mother when she called asking if things were okay. Makosi said:

My thoughts were on how I would tell my parents that I might be dying. My dying was not a big deal to me, but no parent should ever bury their child. How to tell them was a challenge. During such times one cannot think about oneself or what adventures you have not had, I kept wondering how I would tell them. I did not tell them what was happening at first, but my mom stalks me on social media, so she saw my surgery post. She called, asking me what was going on and I told her everything was under control. I did not want them to know how bad it was.

She said when she eventually told them what was happening, her family was there for her and made the experience bearable. Makosi said:

My mother held my hand through every session, and my hair falling out was not even the worst thing about the process. During the time I had chemotherapy I kept to myself, mostly in my room alone and to be honest, my parents must have been scared by how I looked, but as a family we never discussed death, I could not allow it.