Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has shared a heartbreaking update on her condition as she battles cancer.
The 39-year-old was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer and despite undergoing a mastectomy and chemotherapy, the cancer has advanced to other parts of her body and she remains seriously unwell.
Harding has written about the traumatic events of the last year in her candid new memoir, Hear Me Out, an extract of which has been published in The Times.
"In December my doctor told me that the upcoming Christmas would probably be my last. I don't want an exact prognosis," she writes. "I don't know why anyone would want that. Comfort and being as pain-free as possible is what's important to me now. Silly little things make me happy: my lie-ins, watching Family Guy on TV through the night when I can't sleep, roasting a chicken for Mum and me on a Sunday, if I'm feeling up to it.
"I'm trying to live and enjoy every second of my life, however long it might be. I am having a glass of wine or two during all this, because it helps me relax. I'm sure some people might think that's not a great idea, but I want to try to enjoy myself. I'm at a stage now where I don't know how many months I have left. Who knows, maybe I'll surprise everyone, but that's how I'm looking at things.
"Right now, I'm trying to find joy whenever and however I can. It's definitely spending quality time with Mum and seeing my friends whenever I can. Life has got so much smaller, and my priorities have changed, but the other Sarah Harding is still in there somewhere too, trust me. Given half a chance, I know she'd be back with a vengeance, dancing on tables and laughing and joking with everyone."
"I think what I'd really like to do is to see everyone – all my friends, all together. One last time. Then I'd throw a great big f*** off party as a way to say thank you and goodbye. Wouldn't that be amazing?"
Hear Me Out is published this Thursday.
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