Jade Goody reveals how she is fighting for her femininity during her on-going cancer battle
Jade Goody has been talking about the devastating effect that her cancer treatment is having on her life.
This time she focussed on how the treatment, which has caused her hair to fall out, is affecting her self esteem.
The mum of two said: "There’s never a minute of any hour of any day that I’m not thinking about this cancer.
"There’s not a second when I forget it’s there. How can I? I just have to look in the mirror to remind me.
"It’s bad enough this disease can kill you, but it eats away at your confidence, your looks and your sexuality as well. I’m fighting for my femininity here.
"I don’t want to sound trivial but I’m just 27 years old and even though I’ve got a disease that could kill me I still want to look pretty.
"I still need to feel like a woman. Is that so wrong?
"And I don’t want my kids to be embarrassed by my baldness. I don’t want them to think that if you’re bald you have to hide away."
She was also pessimistic about her chances of survival. Doctors have told her she has only a 40 percent chance of pulling through.
"I have to be realistic," she said. I have to accept that I might not make it. In my head I keep telling myself that I will make it, that I must. But in my heart... I just dunno."
Jade Goody has been talking about the devastating effect that her cancer treatment is having on her life.
This time she focussed on how the treatment, which has caused her hair to fall out, is affecting her self esteem.
The mum of two said: "There’s never a minute of any hour of any day that I’m not thinking about this cancer.
"There’s not a second when I forget it’s there. How can I? I just have to look in the mirror to remind me.
"It’s bad enough this disease can kill you, but it eats away at your confidence, your looks and your sexuality as well. I’m fighting for my femininity here.
"I don’t want to sound trivial but I’m just 27 years old and even though I’ve got a disease that could kill me I still want to look pretty.
"I still need to feel like a woman. Is that so wrong?
"And I don’t want my kids to be embarrassed by my baldness. I don’t want them to think that if you’re bald you have to hide away."
She was also pessimistic about her chances of survival. Doctors have told her she has only a 40 percent chance of pulling through.
"I have to be realistic," she said. I have to accept that I might not make it. In my head I keep telling myself that I will make it, that I must. But in my heart... I just dunno."
