What should have been the happiest time of her life has ended up becoming a fight for survival. A bride was forced to cancel her honeymoon after being diagnosed with breast cancer weeks before her wedding.
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Tayla Whittle and her husband, Trav, planned to celebrate their marriage by traveling to the Maldives. But two weeks before the wedding, doctors diagnosed the bride with HER2-positive breast cancer. It's a fast-growing type of cancer.
Following the diagnosis, the bride put her honeymoon on hold and began chemotherapy.
"This should be the best time ever for us," she said. "We should be on cloud nine and our cloud was burst. We've [canceled] slash postponed it."
The bride first realized that she had something wrong when she developed a lump in her armpit.
"A lot of people say it's like a pea-size lump, but mine really wasn't; it was more swollen," she said. The doctor scheduled immediate tests. "I remember there was one lady who started off doing the scans and by the end there was about four different doctors in there with me. I knew it was something bad, I knew straight away."
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Within a week, they had diagnosed her with breast cancer.
"It was the worst timing, a week married, it was honestly the biggest shock, honestly, I think I didn't speak," she told the paper. "I was just crying."
Following the diagnosis, the Kenilworth Football Club (FC) came together to raise money for breast cancer research.
"We're coming together to support our much-loved Tayla and Trav Whittle, who are facing a challenging time following Tayla's recent breast cancer diagnosis," the club wrote in
a Facebook post.Kenilworth FC said, "The Kenilworth Football Club prides itself on helping and supporting our members and community."
"When we heard of Tayla's diagnosis, it was a no-brainer for us to rally together and help. This Ladies Day will be a sea of pink, with a lot of laughs and fun. We will continue to be a pillar of strength for Tayla and Trav to lean on as they navigate this difficult time," the statement also continued.
