or a double mastectomy, is a huge shock for any woman. It's profoundly difficult and emotional to get through. READ MORE: Oti Mabuse reunites with little known sister who looks nothing like her "But I am extremely grateful I was able to have immediate reconstruction, because of the type of cancer I had and its location.
I'm very conscious that there are still lots of women waiting for reconstruction, or who don't have that as an option, or remain flat. "So the real focus for me is what I do have in life.
The statistics are that one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime. It's made me reset and relook at my health, my lifestyle and my nutrition. " Julia, 52, said that her children Zephyr, 11, and twins Zena and Xanthe, seven, had been a source of strength for her and she said that being an "older" mum is something she is very proud of.
She had five rounds of IVF with her property developer husband Gerard Cunningham due to her endometriosis, a condition that affects fertility.
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