Jessie J has revealed how being diagnosed with breast cancer made her realise ‘life is too short’ and encouraged her to pursue some goals.
The singer, 37, has been recovering after undergoing a full mastectomy in June, after the disease had luckily been caught by doctors ‘early’.
Reflecting on her journey in a video shared to Instagram on Saturday, Jessie listed some new challenges she hoped to chase.
She revealed: ‘I want to write books. Do a kids album. Get all my tattoos taken off. Take my family on holiday.
‘I want to learn to ride a bike. I’d like to learn another language… but I know that’s not going to happen.
‘I want to see if I can sort out some medication or some cognitive therapy or something for my ADHD and OCD.’
Jessie J has revealed how being diagnosed with breast cancer made her realise ‘life is too short’ and encouraged her to pursue some goals
The singer, 37, has been recovering after undergoing a full mastectomy in June, after the disease had luckily been caught by doctors ‘early’
Jessie explained: ‘When you go through something like cancer people are like “you’ve changed.”
‘But I think I always had those thoughts, cancer just makes us actually act on them because you’re like “life is short, I want to do it now.” I’ve always wanted to do that so I’m going to do it.’
Jessie recently shared the heartbreaking moment she ‘sobbed’ over her scars after undergoing the surgery.
In a moving interview with The Sunday Times’ Culture Magazine, Jessie shared that after having surgery, she broke down in tears while looking at her scars.
The singer had been told by doctors that as the cancer had been caught ‘early’ she would not need radiotherapy or chemotherapy, but due to the size of the lump in her breast, she underwent a full mastectomy instead of a lumpectomy.
She said: ‘The other night. Mum was massaging my boob for me, because I can’t touch the scars. And I started sobbing, ”I can’t believe this has happened.” She was like, ‘I wish it was me,’ and then I’m crying, she’s crying… I’m so glad it’s not her.’
Jessie added that she while she will need more surgery in the future, she’s still steaming ahead with promoting her return to music, with her next song Believe In Magic set for release on August 29.
She added: ‘People think, once you’ve got the all-clear, now it’s done. But I’ve got another surgery [to improve the symmetry of her implant with her other breast] and I need to heal, so I have to figure out the rest of this year.’
Reflecting on her journey in a video shared to Instagram on Saturday, Jessie listed some new challenges she hoped to chase. She revealed: ‘I want to write books. Do a kids album’
Jessie explained: ‘When you go through something like cancer people are like “you’ve changed.” But I think I always had those thoughts, cancer just makes us actually act on them’
Jessie went onto gush about her beloved son Sky, two, admitting he’s been the ‘light of her life’ during her cancer battle.
While she is now back at home, the Price Tag singer revealed on Friday that she’ll soon be back in surgery, yet insisted she wouldn’t let it get in the way of parenting and making new music.
In a lengthy Instagram post, Jessie – who is mother to two-year-old-son Sky shared: ‘I can rest, parent AND release new music.
‘I didn’t leave a major label after 18 years to be scared to re write the rules to fit around my life / health and just make it realistic on what I can deliver in all roles in my life.’
She then revealed her upcoming surgery when she penned: ‘Another surgery needed this year. I can do it.’
She continued: ‘Raising a toddler. I can do it. Releasing new music. I can do it.
‘It will look different to what I had planned but that’s life, things change and either we panic and get mad that it isn’t what is was going to be, or we ADAPT.
‘I’m just flowing with life and giving the best I can. Instead of stopping and disappearing and waiting for the timing to be perfect to release music again.
‘It’s never the perfect time. Because grown up life is layered and has highs and lows and we just have to keep living in all of it. So here I am. LIVING. And I just want you to have the music. Deal?’
