Navigating breast cancer and bipolar: how Siobhan found strength after diagnosis
Siobhan was made redundant the same week she found a lump in her breast. Based in Dundee and living with her poodle, Siobhan lost her identity and self-confidence and was deeply frightened by the future. Siobhan is sharing her story as part of our Whoever You Are campaign.
Siobhan was first diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2019. Siobhan has bipolar disorder and says her cancer diagnosis helped her unexpectedly find her faith and strength again, feeling a sense of control for the first time in her life.
“I found myself equal to the task ahead, with an identity, ‘a person with cancer,’ with a job to do… get better.”