Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw, 52, broke down in tears in an emotional video posted Wednesday as she revealed she is set to begin chemotherapy for breast cancer. Shaw was diagnosed with the disease last month and shared in her video that she will start chemotherapy next week. In a caption to the post, she wrote: “Moments happen. After filming this, I spent the morning in the chemo ward having tests. Thank you for all NHS staff. No other women, mostly men, cancer doesn’t discriminate gender. We will start our chemo journeys at the same time. Next week.”
In the video, Shaw described the emotional toll of her diagnosis, saying “Each morning I wake up and know that I have to go into hospital and receive more news, which has been going on for a long time, that unknown… I just think, ‘I can’t go through with this anymore,’ but I’ve not even started my journey.” She also noted: “I’ll meet some other ladies who will start the treatment with me—chemo. When I wake up and I’ve got really bad headaches or I can feel another twinge in my other boob, I just think, ‘Oh, it’s moving!’”
Shaw revealed that doctors told her she would need chemotherapy after tests revealed she has HER2 in her cells. HER2 is a protein that promotes cancer cell growth and is found in more aggressive types of the disease. After a course of chemotherapy, she hopes to have surgery to remove lumps and lymph glands, so more tests can be done, which could lead to further surgery before radiotherapy.
In the video, Shaw also shared her personal recovery journey: “Anorexia, bulimia, alcoholism, drug addiction, codependency, love addiction, you name it, I have been addicted to it and I have recovered from it.” She thanked fans for sending concerned messages after she took a step back from social media for Lent. She finished the video saying: “I thank you all and I thank the Royal Berkshire Hospital and everyone who has helped get to this point. I will keep you posted on this journey.”
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