Show Notes
Allison Gordon Parry wanted a DIEP flap reconstruction following her mastectomy. After she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, her priorities changed - “time is short, I’ve got other things to do!”.
Still, she grieved for the reconstruction she’d wanted. Her body was a daily reminder of what she’d lost – flat on one side and her natural ‘G’ cup breast on the other.
The breast surgery she eventually had changed her life. Allison felt beautiful and ‘whole’ again – wearing pretty bras, and swimming and dancing in Ibiza without feeling self-conscious.
Allison continued to rinse the joy out of life until she sadly passed away in May 2024.
This is the audio from our Live on Instagram, where Allison is known as @fanny_mcphee, for Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day. She also talks about her diagnosis in the UK, return to Australia and how happy she was to not get the reconstruction she wanted.
You can watch the Live here.
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