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Climbing again after CancerFri Night Vid

© Hyeri Heath

In November 2017, Hyeri Heath was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27. The cancer spread throughout her left breast and she underwent a mastectomy. She is currently receiving Herceptin and hormone therapy. Hyeri and her husband Dan have documented each stage of her illness, from diagnosis to her current recovery process. They've just released a video of Hyeri climbing for the first time since her operation in late December.

Judging by Hyeri's smile and dance moves, we think she's very happy to be back! Keep up the good work!

'I want to raise awareness of cancer in young women.'

Visit Hyeri's YouTube channel to hear more about her journey.


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23 Jun, 2018

It's The Climbing Station in Loughborough :)

24 Jun, 2018

Cancer is a cruel disease and life-threatening. Congrats on coming back to climbing after a foul disease like that. Other things that can stop you climbing are motor-cycle accidents and falling off huge Tasmanian sea stacks or breaking your leg in a fall on the Ogre. There's a climber at Westway who climbs with a prosthetic leg. Others in the UK climb after joint replacements. Isn't it wonderful to get back to climbing after a period when you think it might be over? 

24 Jun, 2018

I went through Hodgkins Lymphoma when I was 25, and had a course of fairly aggressive Chemo Therapy for 4 months. Climbing was my life and was told I should not risk climbing. After a month I decided I couldn't not. At the time I found walking up the three flights of stairs to my house tiring so I had to develop a way of working out moves from below, and then rushing between rests so I could catch my breath and continue. I had to drop a couple of grades but it kept me sane and motivated through the treatment. Once treatment finished, I became very depressed for years, although at the time I didn't realise it. I had what I realise now was mild PTSD and suffered very badly with self esteme issues. I felt (entirely illogically) that my body had betrayed me. The only thing that kept me vaguely on track was climbing - it's been my soulmate through some difficult times and I can recommend it as the best therapy possible - getting into nature, connecting at a somewhat deep level with partners, giving yourself goals to work towards, even if you fail at some of them, and of course exercising to release those endorphins. Keep it up - it' a tough experience especially when you are so young, but time (and climbing) is a healer!

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