I really loved the pet thread and I'm dying to get my all-time favourite photo on to the site. It's a favourite for a variety of reasons, and even though times were tough, I could look at this pic all day. The love is shining thru.My youngest daughter doing my eyebrows or what was left of them.

I have pics of my hair after coming off, but none of the beautiful bear hug my son gave me as I sobbed with clumps of hair in my hands before contacting the hairdresser. The memory firmly stored forever. I can't imagine what that was like for him. He was 16.

I love this photo. Just being on my horse I felt like the normal me. BC and it's treatments could fade into the distance for a while.

@AllyJay Thank you for those. I can see love, concern and devotion.All feel good emotions even though you're at your worst ebb.Pain can indeed be beautiful.

Waking up and finding out my surgeon had given me instant foobs following my bilateral mastectomy ...it bloody hurt...but I was expecting my tissue expanders to be flat. Of course there are 4 drains attached and shortly after the vomiting started but I was happy for a short time there.

Another pony pic. This one from a long time ago. It was the day after I'd had my lump out, while I was waiting for the inevitable bad news. The last day of not knowing for sure. Big was an absolute champion and just trundled round in circles while I tried to be just about anywhere else. I'd only owned him for a week and he hadn't been ridden in 5 years.

What's your favourite photo of yourself and why is that?

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Sister
Member
8 years ago
No worries @PatsyN my instructions to my daughter were to try not to take the photo pointing upwards as my legs are big enough these days as it is! That made it hard enough! I like kayaking too but I LOVE paddleboarding. And believe it or not, it seems to have freed up my arm a bit so medically good, as well!
PatsyN
Member
8 years ago
@Sister with a bit of digital manipulation I can now see the smile on your face! I hope you don't mind me playing round with
your image. You look like you're having fun! I'm a kayak girl myself.
Sister
Member
8 years ago
Not a great photo of me but a great memory to treasure. Probably one of the last really warm days on Sunday, I think, so the kids and I went down to beautiful Seacliff and hired paddleboards. The first time I've been back on one since a couple of days before first surgery.
PatsyN
Member
8 years ago
@"Scared Mum" Faceswap is their latest favourite. I won't go there.
PatsyN
Member
8 years ago
@kmakm I'm glad you added the why part of the question. These photos are for remembering the good things.
(I knew I'd be wrong about your husband's shaving skills looking at his excellent dome, I was eliciting a response cause you'd only answered half of the question, lol)
kmakm
Member
8 years ago
Definitely @sister!
Sister
Member
8 years ago
A Mentals fan from way back @kmakm?

No favourite photos of me 'cos I must me the most unphotogenic person on the planet...
onemargie
Member
8 years ago
All beautiful ladies. I have so many I’ll have to look and see! Margie x
kmakm
Member
8 years ago
@PatsyN No thinking be careful! He shaves his own head and does his father's hair, so he's a skilled chap with the clippers.

I didn't say why this was a favourite photo. There's a sweet intimacy and for once I look relaxed & happy. It was a lovely warm day and I think we were about to go out on a pre-chemo date. Bizarrely, it's a happy memory.

His wedding ring is a Celtic pattern that repeats endlessly, meaning forever. He says I can leave him if I want as long as I realise he'll be coming with me! No chance, he's a keeper.
Scared_Mum
Member
8 years ago
Yep @PatsyN she loves the filters too but her nephew loves this one more lol