Is it possible to become a mother if you have cancer?

• April 25, 2024

The model Elizaveta Bulokhova it is a faithful sign that yes it is possible to become a mother and have cancer, even at the expense of its beauty.

During a trip to Amsterdam, Holland in May 2014, this 24-year-old girl began to feel a lot of pain and swelling on the right side of her jaw . The scans revealed that he had a rare manifestation of bone cancer .

Elizaveta and her boyfriend, Roman Troubetskoi, were waiting for their first baby , Valentine; However, doctors recommended abortion before starting chemotherapy .

She decided to prove that it is possible to become a mother and have cancer. He underwent a long and painful surgery where the doctors removed the tumor from his jaw and had to reconstruct his face with veins, nerves and grafts of his right leg.

The baby had a great chance of being born with some disability for the anesthesia provided to his mother, if he was able to survive, but against all odds Valentin was born completely healthy .

Elizaveta still must overcome , recover the weight lost and undergo several reconstructive surgeries; However, the family celebrates the life of little Valentino and Elizaveta, who showed that it is possible to become a mother and have cancer.

With information from Vice España

Pictures of Manolo Cerón

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