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Aveda Educator 💚
Life, work, love — alongside terminal Cancer
Writing honestly at @myvaginaistryingtokillme
Interiors • colour • nutrition • music

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Leaving San Sebastián

I think we underestimate how much we can change our lives.

Life can be incredibly beautiful — but you do have to meet it halfway.

No one hands it to you. You have to book it, plan it, try it, push yourself a little. Change the scene. Say yes more than you say no.

We wait for the right time, the right mood, the right circumstances… but honestly, sometimes you just have to go anyway.

We create more of our happiness than we realise.

So this is your sign — go somewhere new, eat something different, see something you’ve never seen before.

Don’t sit in the same place waiting for life to feel bigger.
Go and make it bigger.

Even now — especially now.

#sansebastián
#travelthoughts
#livefully
#cancerthriver

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Hi, I’m Rea.
My vagina is trying to kill me — so I’m writing my way through terminal cervical cancer with humour, honesty and a tiny bit of chaos.

I was first diagnosed in 2021.
I did all the treatments — chemo, radiotherapy, brachytherapy, immunotherapy and surgery.
Then in 2024, it came back.
And in 2025, it spread again.

I’m 41, newly married, stubborn as hell, and absolutely not done with my life.

So this page is my place to:
✨ Tell the truth
✨ Laugh at the madness
✨ Document what terminal cancer really looks like
✨ Make someone out there feel less alone
✨ And share the research, trials and options I discover
(I’m not a doctor — I just read trials the way other people read horoscopes.)

If you’re here — welcome.
Let’s do this the only way I know how: with humour, grit and a fierce amount of love.
— Rea x

#CervicalCancer #TerminalCancer #CervicalCancerAwareness #HPV #CancerCommunity #CancerSupport #Stage4Cancer #YoungAdultCancer #HonestCancer #CancerTruth #CancerDiary #MyCancerStory #MetastaticCancer #CancerJourney #ChronicIllnessCommunity #IllnessHumour #CancerBlog #CancerAwareness #WritingThroughCancer #CancerLife #CervicalCancerSurvivors #AdenosquamousCancer #hpvrelatedcancer

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Hi, I’m Rea.
My vagina is trying to kill me — so I’m writing my way through terminal cervical cancer with humour, honesty and a tiny bit of chaos.

I was first diagnosed in 2021.
I did all the treatments — chemo, radiotherapy, brachytherapy, immunotherapy and surgery.
Then in 2024, it came back.
And in 2025, it spread again.

I’m 41, newly married, stubborn as hell, and absolutely not done with my life.

So this page is my place to:
✨ Tell the truth
✨ Laugh at the madness
✨ Document what terminal cancer really looks like
✨ Make someone out there feel less alone
✨ And share the research, trials and options I discover
(I’m not a doctor — I just read trials the way other people read horoscopes.)

If you’re here — welcome.
Let’s do this the only way I know how: with humour, grit and a fierce amount of love. So give me a follow @myvaginaistryingtokillme
— Rea

#CervicalCancer #TerminalCancer #CervicalCancerAwareness #HPV #CancerCommunity #CancerSupport #Stage4Cancer #YoungAdultCancer #HonestCancer #CancerTruth #CancerDiary #MyCancerStory #MetastaticCancer #CancerJourney #ChronicIllnessCommunity #IllnessHumour #CancerBlog #CancerAwareness #WritingThroughCancer #CancerLife #CervicalCancerSurvivors #AdenosquamousCancer #hpvrelatedcancer

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such a blessed afternoon, I never noticed I was getting roasted 🦞

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Some days are better than others. This was an extra special one. 10.11.24 💍❤️

#shesengaged #happydays #amorimio #love #loveisallweneed

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💚 what a day!

Here is just a wee glimpse into Aveda’s equinox event in the stunning @amberlakes

Our Gary and Hiro done their thing on stage alongside many other incredible Aveda artists.

#Aveda #avedaartist

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✂️ “a change will do you good”

#londonsalon #longlayers #longhair #restyle

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A brilliant Sunday for ‘trashy hairdressers day’ @greensaloncollective. Tidying up the planet and met some great new people! Thank you to everyone !

#trashyhairdressersdays #sustainability #ecofriendly #recycling #makeadifference #london #hairdressers

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First Art team meeting @garyinghamsalons everyone came up with their brilliant #moodboard watch this space for more to come in the #future #artteam #artteammeeting #aveda #avedauk #avedaukpro #avedastylist #avedasalon #avedaartist #hair #hairinspiration #hairtrends #trending #trend #retro #space #futreretro #collage

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Let’s be creative 💕

Cut and colour by Me 🫶🏻

#avedadeep #avedafullspectrum #aveda #avedacolor

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@creativeheadmag we salute you. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share our values with you all. 🙏#community #giving #time #invernesssalon #invernessscotland #guestspeaker #values #highlandhospice #team #proud #london #memoriesforlife 💯❤️ bonus seeing the gorgeous @reacrook and @_amelialouise @studio.underneath xx

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Hi dear 🤗! We contacted you some time back looking for promoters to wear our newest jewelry collection, hope you don't mind me asking you again 🙂

By being an promoter, you will get FREE jewelry as a welcome gift, huge exposure plus lots of other amazing things ✨!

Please DM “PROMO” to the main page @JunoValentina within 24 hours to know more details about this 💛!
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👉 @JunoValentina 👈

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