My 12-year-old had OVARIAN CANCER
Dec 29, 2020
4 minutes
WORDS: MISHAAL KHAN, DEVINDER BAINS
Sitting at the dining table, I looked at the anxious faces around me: my husband, Jeremy, then 42, and daughters, Mia, 16, and Imogen, 12. We were holding a family conference, something we often did, but this time, the conversation made my heart heavy and my anxiety soar.
Imogen, who was about to turn 13, had to make a colossal and frightening choice. And while we were all there to help and support her, the decision – whether or not to put herself through gruelling chemotherapy – ultimately had to be hers.
It was July 2019 when I noticed Imogen’s posture was off. A keen dancer
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