Reflecting on pre-uniboob achievements

Today I've been reflecting on one of my pre-uniboob achievements two years ago...when my beloved and I ran 42.2 km in the Sunshine Coast MarathonThis was a challenge I set for myself as part of turning the big 4-0 in 2017.


Mentally and physically, it was one of the most difficult days of my life and one that I will never forget. As always, Mr Uniboober was by my side every run/step of the entire 42.2km journey.


We were last across the finish line due to my sloth-like pace but I didn't care in the slightest. Little did I know that two years later I would be facing an even harder challenge in breast cancer and looking to join a more elite group of warriors (one called "cancer survivors").



Race bibs and medals from 2017 (42.2km marathon) and 2019 (5km walk)

Fast forward to 2019 and my achievement at the Sunshine Coast Marathon was on a much smaller scale. The Uniboober family joined the Rockers For Knockers team to walk the 5km distance, representing all uniboobers and breast cancer survivors.


The 5km distance may have been a lot shorter than the 2017 marathon but the achievement was no less significant. In 2019 I was participating as a significantly changed person - physically and mentally.


I had one less breast, I was bald from chemotherapy and I was still grieving the previous life, good health and intact body I'd had before being diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2019.



Today's event allowed me to reflect on the changed circumstances and vast differences in my life merely two years apart. Yes, today I've got cancer and I'm going through chemotherapy but I'm privileged to still be surrounded by people who love and support me. Yes, today I'm bald and I've had one breast removed but I was able bodied enough to walk the 5km distance. Today I am a uniboober but I am fighting this shitty situation and next year I'll be joining that group they call cancer survivor warriors. 


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