‘When you hear the word cancer you think you are dying’: Designer Camilla Franks, 43, speaks candidly about her terrifying battle with the disease
Almost a year after her shock breast cancer diagnosis, Camilla Franks has opened up about her ordeal.
The 43-year-old fashion designer spoke to The Daily Telegraph on Friday, after battling the life-threatening disease.
Camilla admitted she had ‘danced with the devil’ after receiving the devastating diagnosis just four months after welcoming her daughter, Luna, now 14 months old.
Emotional confession: Almost a year after her shock breast cancer diagnosis, Camilla Franks has opened up about her ordeal. Pictured at the InStyle Women of Style Awards in Sydney earlier this month
‘When you hear the word cancer you think you are dying,’ she told the publication.
‘The terror and the fear and the darkness that just dropped down on me was the most confronting pain that I’ve ever felt and I don’t wish that upon anyone. It was complete shock.’
Camilla said that once the shock subsided, she went into battle mode, knowing she quite literally had to fight for her life.
Bittersweet: Camilla admitted she had ‘danced with the devil’ after receiving the devastating diagnosis just four months after welcoming her daughter, Luna, now 14 months old
Along with undergoing chemotherapy, Camilla said it was just as important for her to keep her mind healthy.
She practiced yoga, ate healthily, meditated, and tried to find out as much as she could about the illness.
Having now emerged on the other side, Camilla confessed she feels a lot calmer, happier, more grounded and at peace with herself.
Staying strong: Along with undergoing chemotherapy, Camilla said it was just as important for her to keep her mind healthy
But despite her ordeal, Camilla confessed last year was also the best year of her life.
In an interview with Marie Claire magazine in February, she said welcoming her daughter was a definite highlight.
‘It was light and darkness all in one. It was tough and it was challenging, but in a strange way, it was my greatest year yet,’ she confessed.
New beginnings: Having now emerged on the other side, Camilla confessed she feels a lot calmer, happier, more grounded and at peace with herself. Pictured during Fashion Week in Sydney in May 2018