An Influencer has shown off her surgery drains to fans after removing her reproductive organs and breasts in order to dodge the cancer that killed her mum.
Danielle Marple made the extremely tough choice to avoid putting her children through the same heartbreak she suffered.
The mother-of-three is now recovering from a life saving surgery after finding out she was the carrier of the BRCA1 mutation.
The harmful change in the gene can heavily increase a person’s risk of developing breast, ovarian, and other types of cancer.
The 32-year-old went through a preventative hysterectomy and a preventive double mastectomy, as reported by Need To Know.
The intense surgeries saw her reproductive organs removed alongside her breasts.
The tough but life saving decision was made after she lost her beloved mother at the age of just seven-years-old.
After finding out she was also a carrier of the BRCA1 mutation gene almost a decade ago at age 23 – she finally decided to go through with the procedure.
The operations all took place in August, with the influencer now documenting her recovering journey.
Joining the ‘kinda chic’ viral trend, Danielle, from Florida, filmed herself dancing with her surgery drains in a clip that racked up over 20,000 likes.
The video was captioned: “Kinda chic to remove all your reproductive organs and boobies to protect yourself against the very cancer that took your mom away from her baby.”
Since posting the video, her fans have flooded the comments with praise for the mother after making the tough decision.
Danielle explained: “Dancing and being excited about having risk reduction surgeries in the setting of my BRCA1 mutation after losing my mom to ovarian cancer when I was 7.
“Not having to put my three babies in the same position.”
The influencers’ followers flooded the post with support for her.
One viewer said: “Love this, hope you heal up quick.”
Another follower added: “You’re amazing, speedy recovery.”
One person said: “You’re such an amazing mother, an amazing person even more so.”
Another wrote: “Love this. You are brave and amazing.”
One other person said: “Your strength is amazing, and always with a smile.”
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