Actress and mother, Karen Walsh posts photos of her chemotherapy drugs on social networks. She recreates scenes from films to lift the taboo on her illness.
Superwoman against cancer! The American actress Karen Walsh, suffering from colon cancer since last fall, has decided to stage her chemotherapy sessions by including scenes from films. Surrounded by her friends, this mother of two small children is transformed into a superhero, into the character of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or into Princess Leia (Star Wars).
Karen Walsh was diagnosed with stage 4 shortly after her 40th birthday while organizing a cancer charity. She automatically takes a selfie on the first day of treatment, like the trace of the first stage of a long journey that awaits her. A fan of social networks, she posts it on Facebook and Instagram. The same goes for the second, encouraged by a friend herself affected by the disease: “My friend had breast cancer last year and had not told anyone about it. She told me that she regretted because she always had to hide it and received no support, ”Karen Walsh told reporters.
Support from internet users
The actress receives a lot of support from her subscribers. People she doesn’t know, who have cancer and are going through similar situations. It helps them see that treatment can be about creativity, joy, and not just pain. With all this encouragement, Karen Walsh develops more and more elaborate scenes, invites comedians and non-comedians friends. His chemotherapy sessions become a pretext for “brainstorming” around a theme, bringing together family and friends, defining costumes and staging.
This mother admits that while this acting therapy is beneficial for other people, it is above all useful for her: “I liked posting because I received so much encouragement”. It is also a way for this beating personality to talk about colon cancer while playing down. She also wants to leave her children the image of a fulfilled and emancipated woman.
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