A devastated mother-of-two has urged young people to check their bodies after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer at 24. Sky Bampton found a lump in her right breast while she was expecting her son, Albie, in January 2023, but assumed it was just “to do with hormones” during pregnancy. However, when she visited her GP in April, she was referred to a specialist who revealed — to her horror — it was cancer.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Sky underwent eight rounds of chemotherapy before having a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in October last year. In January, she was told the cancer had spread to her liver and was now incurable — with doctors giving her just two to three years to live. Heartbroken Sky, now 25, said: “It was devastating.
I’ve honestly never felt pain like it. I just felt my whole heart sink. “It has been so difficult for me and my family.
Emotionally and mentally, it has taken a huge impact. “I never thought at 25 I would find myself in such a mess. “I feel like I am carrying a massive weight on my shoulders every single day, and the sadness and reality of it all is something that doesn’t go away.
“We are all heartbroken.” Sky has pleaded with people in their teens and 20s — who may not consider themselves at risk from cancer — to be aware of unusual changes to their bodies. “If you find something, get it checked out and don’t wait,” she said.
“I never thought this would happen to me. All the youn.
