Sarah Ferguson
Joe Hill/WireImageSarah Ferguson She opens up about the impact of two consecutive cancer diagnoses on her mental health.
“It's been tough,” said Sarah Ferguson, 65. “I'm generally a positive person, but cancer is like a bomb going off in your life.” The times In an interview published on Friday, January 17. “One diagnosis is enough to deal with, but I had two diagnoses within a year. I don't mind admitting that my mind went to some dark places, thinking about my death.
Ferguson announced in June 2023 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer after having a routine mammogram. She later underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. Just six months later, in January 2024, the Duchess announced that she had been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer.
A representative for the royal said in a statement: “Her dermatologist requested that several moles be removed and analyzed at the same time as the Duchess was undergoing reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy, and one of those moles was determined to be cancerous.” Us Weekly at that time.
While Ferguson recently joked The times She renamed her reconstructed breast implants “Derek,” and also revealed that her consecutive cancer diagnoses had taken a toll on her mental health. She explained that fortunately she found ways to deal with it.
“I used meditation and mindfulness to help stay positive and balanced,” she explained, adding that her family had been “a huge support to me during this time.” (Ferguson shares his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie With her ex-husband and the embattled royal, Prince Andrew.)
In June 2024, while speaking to Welcome!Ferguson gave a health update to royal fans, saying she should be “checked regularly” and should “put cream on my face to get rid of sun damage.”
“(This) meant I had huge blisters on my face, chest and hands for three weeks,” she explained at the time. “But I'm not taking immunotherapy, taking any medications, or going through chemotherapy, and I'm very grateful for that.”
In the same interview, Ferguson again paid tribute to her “most extraordinary family”, going on to say that she had an “absolutely amazing team” and a “tremendous ability to transform into joy”.
The Duchess continued: “I have always convinced my daughters to be so honest and frank that they know that I will tell them directly, no matter how difficult it is.”
In May 2024, during an appearance on an episode of UK's This morningPrincess Beatrice revealed that her mother was in “complete safety.”
“She is an extraordinary icon. As a mother, she has been amazing, she has been through so much, and her sense of purpose and resilience keeps me going,” the royal said at the time. “At 64, she is thriving; “She has been through a lot, but I really think she is now starting to recover.”
