I think anyone who loses good looks feels the loss...but Kate strikes me as a perfectionist and I don't think she'll want to be back until she can do (and look like she's doing) everything perfectly.
William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales
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I think anyone who loses good looks feels the loss...but Kate strikes me as a perfectionist and I don't think she'll want to be back until she can do (and look like she's doing) everything perfectly.
this doesn't sound so good to me
Kensington Palace Clarifies Kate Middleton's Return To Work Timeline
The Princess of Wales revealed on March 22 that she had been diagnosed with an unspecified kind of cancer.www.huffpost.com
I was wondering what was going on only because three months of chemo seems long for a preventative course. Then I looked it up because I didn't really know and it said depending on the cancer it runs from 3 to 6 months. So she might still be in the thick of it.
She was in the early stages towards the end of March, so I'd say it's only been two and a half months. Not long really.
Yes it can vary a lot depending on the type of cancer. My DH was diagnosed in May (lung cancer) , he started chemo straight away until mid July, the treatment had reduced the area so he was then operated and took about 1 1/2 months to recover from surgery then he had another cycle of chemo from September to December. All this was 15 years ago..... Of course we have no idea what type of cancer Kate has, but therapies can take several months and she being a public figure of course she also needs time to recover from therapies.
Aside from the affects to her physical appearance, chemo makes you feel like total garbage. And it gets harder as you make your way through the treatment schedule. There are good days and hard days and sometimes you don’t know what you’ll feel like tomorrow.
So emotionally you may be self-conscious about how your appearance has changed, but also physically sometimes even simple
things can be hard and take tremendous energy. I couldn’t imagine wrangling with both while having to do any kind of public appearance.
Im glad she can take all the time she feels she needs to go through treatment and have some recovery time to get her energy back to where she can feel like herself again.
So emotionally you may be self-conscious about how your appearance has changed, but also physically sometimes even simple
things can be hard and take tremendous energy. I couldn’t imagine wrangling with both while having to do any kind of public appearance.
Im glad she can take all the time she feels she needs to go through treatment and have some recovery time to get her energy back to where she can feel like herself again.
But that's my point. All this attention to her looks and what if illness and after effects prevent perfection. Will we never see her again?
Yes, she's an ideal image, but all this obsessing over her looks sets too high a standard if she can't keep it up.
Great points. I hope she knows how loved and valued she is beyond her looks.
Cancer treatment can definitely impact your appearance. And add to it the surgery and whatever was done and how it affects her figure. She could have scar tissue that makes her a little puffy around the waist. She may have some hair loss, it may age her face. What she has been through will definitely have some impact.
But if she’s lucky she won’t be on chemo forever and will have recovery time and accesss to people who can help her with the emotional and physical challenges of what she’s been through. She has wonderful help with wardrobe tailoring, hairstyling, makeup… She has a beautiful spirit and strong woman and that shines through and enhances her appearance.
I’m confident that when she makes her first appearance she will look fabulous and radiant.
Chemo can take a year or longer some cycles and be up to 3 years
DEI at its finest?!? WTAF
Totally agree. She is so much more than her physical beauty. And while she deserves privacy as she heals I wish it could also be acknowledged that most women do not have that privilege to stop working during treatment. It's an impossible standard to literally fight for your life and reappear as perfection.
I know this is fiction but it reminds me of this Sex and the City scene...
Or for a real life example how incredibly brave and groundbreaking Betty Ford was...
Imagine if as women we could celebrate our scars and imperfections...I have to remind myself every day that my body looks the way it does now because it grew and fed two humans... we all have our own battles, I wish we could honor and appreciate them
Spoiled German here, we actually do stop working during cancer treatment. But we also don't have to save our sick days for maternity leave.
I’ve been on chemo for over three years and counting. 54 cycles in total. Some people need to stay on it indefinitely. Short or long it’s not easy!
Hoping Catherine’s treatments are not much longer so she can resume a normal life.
