Actress and star of the "Beverly Hills 90210" series, Sha'anan Doherty, revealed last Saturday as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the fact that her cancer, which has been in remission since 2017, returned in 2020 and reached the 4th severe stage.
Doherty, who talks candidly about her illness to promote awareness for women to have mammograms and to break the shame barrier around the disease, has revealed black-and-white photos from 2016, from the day she decided to shave her head hair after it began falling out following her chemotherapy treatments. .
"When I started the chemotherapy treatments I wanted to save my hair," said Doherty, 50, "I tried a treatment that included wearing a head covering called an 'ice cap.' And it was harder and harder to hide the baldness on my head. In the end I made a decision to shave my hair, a decision that made me fight in front of myself because I loved my hair very much. He defined me and was also for me a 'safety blanket'. Shave your hair. "
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Doherty has received many comments on Instagram advertising, from the general public and various celebrities, including actor Brian Austin Green, who starred alongside her in Beverly Hills 90210: "I love you," he wrote to her, "I have always loved. "The hardships in your life are inspiring. You are one of the most amazing people I have ever known. I am always here for you."
Doherty, who was first diagnosed with the disease in 2015, revealed on Instagram another intimate photo from her battle with cancer, under the hashtag "Breast Cancer Awareness," in which she is photographed hairless and with toilet paper stuck in a nostril that bled after chemotherapy.
In another picture she is lying on the bed wearing pajamas with a matching blindfold, and in an explanation she wrote: "During the treatments I was exhausted. I encouraged myself by wearing funny pajamas that my friend gave me. I looked ridiculous and managed to laugh at myself. Finding humor helped me cope With the situation. "
She added: "I very much hope that I encourage more women to have regular mammograms, and to deal with everything they face. We need to overcome the fear and deal with everything we face."
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