The cancer diagnosis in December 2020 hit singer Nicole hard. She knew she had to re-prioritize. For Nicole, a particular place played a unique role.
Nicole, 59, has just regained her strength. The singer has returned from a two-week holiday in Cape Town with husband Winfried Seibert, 63. Soak up a little sun in the place of your soul. “When I got off the plane in the early 2000s and set foot on African soil for the first time, something happened inside me,” she explains in an interview with “Bild,” and becomes more specific: “I felt so connected to this city, as if it were I’ve been there before. It was like coming home.” The South African metropolis gave her courage and energy when her life suddenly fell apart. The diagnosis of breast cancer turned everything upside down. The longing for the place in her heart helped her fight the disease.
The thought of Cape Town strengthened Nicole
“The doctors gave me the diagnosis at the time: My chance of survival was 80 percent with chemo and 60 percent without chemo. That was an incredibly tough test,” remembers Nicole. “I didn’t want to die.” The wonderful experiences in Cape Town, the light, the people awakened her spirit of survival after the shock. The place is “the best medicine”. She wanted to see him again. “That thought made me strong.” Her resolution: “If I survive, I will only do things that are good for me. A trip to Cape Town is one of them.”
The 1982 ESC winner bravely endured chemotherapy, radiation and several procedures. She is currently considered healthy, but requires regular medical check-ups. “Every three months I go for a check-up, get an infusion for bone density, a complete blood count and the port catheter, which I still have, is checked.” A mental burden. “The fear still comes with you to every appointment.”
The trip with her sisters was so emotional
But the pop singer remains confident despite the sword of Damocles always hovering over her. “You shouldn’t let yourself go crazy. Now I don’t think about the cancer 24/7 anymore. There are no new signs that the cancer is back. Everything is fine.”
Last year she fulfilled a dream: she showed her two sisters Elke, 61, and Sabine, 55, the place that touches their soul. “When we were on Table Mountain, we opened a bottle of wine for a picnic. They gave me a glass that said, ‘Girl, you did it. We love you!’ “It was one of the most emotional moments of my life. We sisters have never been as close as we were in Cape Town.”
This article originally appeared on GALA.
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