Strictly star Amy Dowden gives fans a health update from hospital as she continues her cancer fight | The Sun
STRICTLY star Amy Dowden has given her fans an update on her breast cancer treatment as she begins her fifth round of chemotherapy.
The brave professional dancer, who is missing this year's BBC competition while she fights her illness, remained upbeat in a new photograph from hospital.
In it, Amy, 33, waved her hand in the mirror while standing attached to a drip.
The star, who recently shaved her hair off amid her treatment, wore a pink hoody and black tracksuit bottoms.
Over the top of the image, she wrote: "Chemo 5 [tick]"
Amy had a mastectomy in June a month after her stage three breast cancer diagnosis.
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She has since given her Instagram followers an insight into life with the disease and grew emotional last week when she decided to shave her hair.
The BBC favourite – who joined Strictly in 2017 – initially wanted to "keep my identity" by holding onto her locks, however, after starting chemo it began "shedding ever day."
After making the hard decision to shave it off, Amy insisted she was "bringing normality to a beautiful bald head."
She wrote: "This too shall pass.
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"Taking control – The hardest step so far. I tried my best to save it.
"I know it’s only hair but these past few months I’ve had what feels like so much taken away from me that has made me not feel like Amy."
Amy added: "I’m now focusing-not on the hair I’m losing but the hair I’m going to get back and the happy dancing, tea lover who talks way to fast whilst rolling every rrrrr who is still there inside with or without hair!
"Since taking control, I feel I can now see the finish line. This for me was a hurdle I couldn’t even bring myself to think or speak about.
"I’ve done it and I’ve also crossed the half way chemo line!
Im feeling empowered and positive!"
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