My breast cancer diagnosis at 38 sparked a mission to rid our homes of microplastics
Finding a lump a decade ago encouraged me to detoxify my life, leading me to develop a range of natural cleaning products I was showering when I first found the lump. I imagine that’s how it begins for many women. It wasn’t painful but it felt hard, so I asked my husband Paul, an orthopaedic surgeon, whether I should be concerned. “I don’t think it’s anything to worry about,” he said. I’d had hormonal breast lumps previously, so only really booked a GP appointment to put my mind at ease. She said she didn’t think it was sinister and that she could feel its edges, which was a good sign, but “just to be safe” booked me into a breast clinic at London’s Charing Cross Hospital for a mammogram and ultrasound. I walked out onto the street that sunny June morning in 2016 feeling I’d entered a hideous alternative reality. When Paul answered the phone, I started crying as I said the alien words…
