'I’m home and recovering from the side-effects of my first session to treat the cancer in my lungs, liver, ribs, spinal cord and hips,' shared Zoleka.
Zoleka Mandela has started her first session to treat the cancer present in her lungs, liver, ribs, spinal cord and hips.
Taking to her Instagram on Thursday, she shared that she was struggling to come to terms with the diagnosis after more than 10 years of being cancer-free. “I wanted to thank you all profusely for all your prayers and well wishes, for your generosity and kind deeds. “I’m home and recovering from the side-effects of my first session to treat the cancer in my lungs, liver, ribs, spinal cord and hips. I’m battling to come to terms with my diagnosis. It’s both daunting and terrifying. Prayer for acceptance and peace that passes all understanding. Peace. Passion. Positivity.
“What do I tell my children? How do I tell them this time around I may not get to live my life as a survivor? How do I tell them everything will be OK when it’s not? I’m dying. I don’t want to die.”The author, who documented her 10-year breast cancer journey in an autobiography “The CT scan has revealed cancer both in my liver and lungs. I am yet to receive feedback regarding my bone scan, to establish whether I have cancer beyond my ribs. I am hanging on by a thread.