Breast Cancer taught her life lessons she will never forget


When she was first diagnosed with Stage 3 triple negative breast cancer, Ramuna worried that she may not make it. But, encouraged by her son, husband and her cancer support group, the primary school teacher decided she wasn't going to let cancer get the better of her. Photo: Love, Bonito

Most people would not see cancer as a blessing but for Ramuna Chellapa, being diagnosed with breast cancer has allowed her to dream again.

“I want to write. And, I want to be a model... not as a profession, of course, but I’ve modeled for a couple of campaigns to raise awareness about breast cancer and I really enjoyed it and let’s just say I’m a willing model if there are opportunities,” says Ramuna, with a laugh.

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