Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of the late Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela Mandela shared her journey of reaching the milestone of her tenth and final radiation treatment. Mandela was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, followed by two more after.
In August 2022 she shared that the cancer returned. “I have bone metastasis,” she wrote in a caption of a photo of herself in an x-ray robe. “I’ve just had my CT scan and awaiting my results; I don’t even have the words to articulate my thoughts and feelings, the words to describe how scared I am right now.”
“What do I tell my children? How do I tell them that this time around, I may not get to live my life as a survivor? How do I tell them everything will be okay when it’s not? I’m dying… I don’t want to die” she continued.
In May 2023 Mandela celebrated the last day of her final radiation treatment. She posted on her Instagram in a caption, “02.05.2023???? Dear Diary! Guess what happened today? I had my last and 10th Radiation Treatment to my brain. ???????? I even got to take my Radiation Mask with me, as memorabilia!!! ???? My Radiation Oncologist has also asked me to discontinue the STEROIDS, I’m back home and feeling indebted!!! ???? Next form of treatments is with my Medical Oncologist. Peace. Passion. Positivity. #TerminallyFree #ZolekaMandela ????
Mandela did not celebrate the milestone alone as her friends celebrated with her with positive inspiring messages.
She went on to share more details on her journey with another Instagram post, accompanied by caption saying, “05.05.2023 ????- Dear Diary! When I speak or listen, it sounds like we’re sitting in a fish tank! Don’t laugh. ???? Here are some of the side effects I’ve been experiencing since my 10th Radiation Treatment: extreme fatigue, watery and red eyes that are sore to the touch and sensitive to light, weakness in my legs, pain in my cheeks (so freaking weird) ????, pain in my spine, chest, hip, left side of my head, stomach and joints. Thank Heavens for painkillers!!! ???? Using eyes drops and a cold face cloth as a compress on my eyes (really) helps, so does stretching (and walking up and down my corridor), as well as SLEEPING!!! ???? I’ve already reached my HIGHLIGHT for today, walking properly!!! ???????? Peace. Passion. Positivity. #TerminallyFree #ZolekaMandela ????
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