Frocktober: an unfamiliar body

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Something that I’ve written a lot about since I had surgery and was diagnosed with Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer last year is the change in my body shape and size.

I lost a lot of weight, and a lot of muscle and strength. My body was unrecognisable to me. Some of my clothes would fall off as I walked.

It took a while for me to get used to my new shape and size. At times I felt very small.

Since finishing treatment, I’ve been cancer free. I haven’t returned to the same weight I was before cancer, but through eating well and exercising regularly, my curves have returned. I feel happier and more familiar in my body now.

And I now know my clothing size again.

I’m raising money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation by participating in Frocktober. My fundraising page is here.Please donate what you can or share this post. Thank you.
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Today I’m wearing a beautiful flowing gum printed dress gifted to me by Proud Poppy – flowing gums on a silver princess tree are my favourite. Boots are Therapy Shoes (previously gifted), brooch is May Gibbs X Erstwilder , and bag is Roodle.
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Image: Carly, a woman with a red face and short dark curly hair, wearing a green flowering gums on it, a yellow handbag and hot pink boots. She’s standing in a marble foyer, smiling. Her reflection is in the mirror.