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‘You are rocking the bald’: Woman’s post-chemo pic leaves Redditors impressed

Her post instantly touched a chord with social media users and received more than 2000 comments and 104,000 upvotes within a few hours.

Updated on: Aug 4, 2017, 13:28:19 IST
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A 20-year-old lung cancer survivor has shared a photo after her chemotherapy treatment with a bunch of kittens and Reddit is impressed.

A 20-year-old lung cancer survivor shared a photo after her chemotherapy treatment and Reddit was impressed with the way she pulled off her post-chemo look. (flexilexi22/Reddit)
A 20-year-old lung cancer survivor shared a photo after her chemotherapy treatment and Reddit was impressed with the way she pulled off her post-chemo look. (flexilexi22/Reddit)

In the photo, she can be seen smiling with the kittens in her lap. Her post instantly touched a chord with social media users and received more than 2000 comments and 104,000 upvotes within a few hours.

The woman, who goes by the username flexilexi22, took to the online forum on Thursday to give an update on her health.

“A few months ago, I had a top post that I was just starting chemo. Today I found out that my tumor shrank to about half its size and the cancerous nodules in my lungs are gone! Also I got to play with adorable kittens. It’s a good day :),” she said.

Earlier, she shared a photo asking Redditors to wish her luck before receiving the first round of chemotherapy. “Diagnosed with stage 4 Ewing’s Sarcoma a month ago at the age of 20. First round of chemo begins today! Wish me luck, Reddit!

Her update came as a relief for her well-wishers on Reddit, leaving many impressed with the way she pulled off her post-chemo look.

Others were impressed with her attitude towards life and congratulated her on her recovery.

  • Samiksha Pattanaik
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    Samiksha Pattanaik is a content producer with HT’s social media team. She writes on trending, viral stories and manages content on Facebook and Twitter. Her interest lies in travel, culture, photography and gender issues.Read More

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