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... this is so me, I have to permanently wear a bra just to keep warm and now I know why.  Having won an innovation award myself, i'm so pleased to share this simple innovative idea, the thermal bra! It’s an unfortunate truth—women who have had a mastectomy and then undergone reconstruction often deal with cold breasts. After reconstruction, a woman will have only a thin layer of skin and muscle between the implant and the outside environment, making it difficult for her body to maintain 98.6°F unless she’s in the tropics. Without a layer of fatty breast tissue, implants...

Sarah Thomas, 37, a cancer survivor has become the first person to swim across the English Channel four times in a row non-stop.

Sarah began the epic challenge in the early hours of Sunday and finished after more than 54 hours. The open water ultra marathon swimmer - who completed treatment for breast cancer a year ago - dedicated her swim to "all the survivors out there".

The swim was due to be about 80 miles but because of strong tides Ms Thomas ended up swimming closer to 130 miles.

Ms Thomas completed the final leg on Tuesday at about 06:30 BST.

THANK YOU SARAH!! What an amazing achievement! 

Speaking to the BBC after she came ashore at Dover, she said: "I just can't believe we did it.
"I'm really just pretty numb. There was a lot of people on the beach to meet me and wish me well and it was really nice of them, but I feel just mostly stunned."

She said she planned to sleep for the day, adding: "I'm pretty tired right now."

Swimmer Lewis Pugh said in a tweet: "Just when we think we've reached the limit of human endurance, someone shatters the records." 

I know of another swimmer Helen, who has inspired a collection of Bold Beanies chemo headwear who is also an incredible swimmer and inspires me every single day!!

'Gammy-Tit' AKA Vicky who started the True Cancer Bodies campaign shared this invite and article today from Laura...

"Hi Ladies
’m getting in touch because I’m organising another PHOTO SHOOT in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Oct). Location is TBC (London) but it will be shot on Sunday 29th September by the talented Beckie Egan who shot last year’s.

Last year’s shoot was a wonderfully BIG success and all of the women that took part had the best and most fun couple of hours stripping off on Portobello Road for such a worthy cause. We all know someone that has or has had Breast Cancer and it’s something very close to my heart.

If you’re interested in being involved this year, please let me know 🥰

Laura xxx"

If you’d like to be part of this please contact Laura directly. Hope to see you there!

INSTA-MUMMY Laura Rutherford and a troupe of 50 women took to the streets in pink bras and jeans to raise awareness for breast cancer – after she lost her close friend to the cruel disease.

The group posed in front of a pink house in Notting Hill to mark On September 30, to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and to  kick-start the #ShareTheCare campaign.

Having lost friends and loved ones to Breast Cancer it is a cause very close to family and lifestyle blogger Laura’s heart.

“The common denominator is that we all know someone who has breast cancer or who had breast cancer,” she said.

“There were a couple of women who took part in the shoot that currently have breast cancer, which made it all the more special.”

Did you know you can have any of our plain Bold Beanies Cancer hats for Men, Women, Kids and Teens personalised with any name, slogan or image you want. 

Are you a member of a sports team and are able to carry on being active during cancer treatments? We can customise your team's logo onto a Bold Beanie in any colour you want. 

We can add a school emblem to any headwear to make it part of the uniform.

Does your friend or love one have a saying that makes them stand out or mantra that keeps them going? Have it put on the hat in bold at the front or more subtle along the side of any plain cancer hat or chemo bandana you choose. 

Please email us (info@boldbeanies.co.uk) if you'd like to have any of our head wrap, headscarves, bandanas or PICC line covers and we can organise this for you. 

We use a really durable heat pressed vinyl for a quality, sharp-edged finish. You can choose any single colour or font you want. Multiple colour options also available, but please send over image or requirements first to check if possible. 

The vinyl is durable, washable, but also pliable once heat pressed, so it doesn't effect the comfort of the hat in any way and will not peel off. 

Customer favourites this month include 'Cancer Sucks' and lots of unicorn and dinosaur images. 

I have so much love & respect for Jade; such a brave young mum who shared her story and saved many. 

"The tumour was so big I had it falling out of me while I was on the loo"

Jade Goody spent four years fearing something was wrong and pleading with doctors to work out what it was.

By the time the cervical cancer was found it had spread outside of her uterus, meaning her chances of survival went from 50 per cent to zero.

Just seven months after being diagnosed with cancer, the 27-year-old died.

Jade's story is unique not just because it is rare for someone so young to die from the disease, but because of the symptoms she suffered.

The Big Brother star was just 15 and not sexually active when she first contracted the deadly human papilloma virus (HPV) and abnormal cells were found during a smear test...