27 year old Christina Quilter values her cherished wedding gown more than most brides, in fact the newly wed believes that it actually saved her life.
The Mother of three went for a dress fitting shortly before her wedding, during which the corset of the satin ivory gown pushed into her right breast, causing her to be to cry out in severe pain.
When the pain had not gone after a fortnight, Christina made an appointment with her GP and was sent for tests and she was quickly diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Even though she underwent a mastectomy and began a course of chemotherapy as soon as she was diagnosed, the brave bride decided to go ahead with her wedding plans and married her 28 year old beau Dan.
Christina commented:-
‘It was a really hot searing pain. I’d never felt anything like it. It felt as though my breast was burning.
There is no doubt that my wedding dress had saved my life. I feel very lucky that my cancer was caught so early and I was able to have treatment.
I’ve got no history of breast cancer in my family and I am so young, so I never imagined it would be anything so serious. I felt as though my world had just collapsed around me.
I tried to put it all behind me on the actual day. All the guests knew that I’d got breast cancer and was having chemotherapy, but we still had a wonderful day.
I’d considered postponing the wedding when I was diagnosed, but it gave me something to look forward to and my dress was so beautiful.Dan and the children really kept me going throughout it all - I knew I had to get better for them.
It has been a long haul getting through my treatment, but with three children to look after I didn’t have much time to feel sorry for myself.’
Thankfully two years down the line Christina’s doctors have advised that they believe that she will recover completely.
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