Jodi had just given birth to her son, Charlie, with her partner and now husband Mickey, and was finding motherhood tiring. No alarm bells at this time. Of course this is perfectly normal, so Jodi didn't think too much of her fatigue and escalating weight loss, or the bean-sized lump she discovered on her left breast, which the doctor reassured her was in all likelihood a blocked milk duct. Jodi only pushed for a referral because of a history of breast cancer in her family.
The results of these precautionary tests came back, and Jodi describes feeling numb as the news she had breast cancer was delivered. The doctor recommended a double mastectomy, and a few weeks later Jodi underwent surgery without hesitation and also had to have her lymph nodes removed. At this stage, Jodi was faced with more bad news, as it was revealed the cancer had spread and she would need to under-go 6 months of gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
