Woman's Own

How to date after trauma

‘Younger guys were more understanding’

Jo Turner, 31, is an events and marketing manager and lives near Scunthorpe.

When I was 26, I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. I went through 18 months of chemotherapy, five ops and a mastectomy. It was a tough time and, sadly, at the end of my treatment, my marriage came to an end.

‘I had to start dating with only one boob’

A year afterwards, I knew I had to start dating again, this time knowing I only had one boob. I’d been with my ex

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