Little dry and brittle hair, a mother did not pay attention to these signs at 27 years old. Still, these were clear symptoms of a cancer she had to deal with.
This story told by the Mirror brings an important life lesson: you have to listen to your body! On TikToka mother, Christina McKnight, had shared his history with his followers. In particular, she advised everyone to listen “changes in their body“. A lesson she learned the hard way since Christina McKnight admits to having ignored certain symptoms of “thyroid cancer“. These include in particular dry skin and fragile hair. Warning signs she ignored when she was 27.
Christina McKnight, now 35, admits she didn’t care these symptoms that she thought she was the result of work stress. It was her husband, Matthew McKnight, 36, who forced her to see a doctor. Worried, his doctor made him pass examinations at the hospital. That’s how the content creator from Oklahoma City, USA knew thatshe suffered from thyroid cancer in the fall of 2014.
Christina was able to be treated in time
After learning of the diagnosis following the ultrasound and biopsy done by her doctor, Christina McKnight still decides to ask a second opinion. As a result, she went all the way and suffered a “thyroidectomy“ in November 2014 followed by a “radioactive iodine ablation treatment” in January the following year. The mother of a five-year-old son then suffered thyroid replacement injections to replace lost hormones. “I share my story, not to scare people, but to remind them to pay attention if you feel any changes and to go to the doctor.“, she urged her fans on the social network.