A diagnosis of breast cancer is, of course, life changing. But for Queen Stewart, the most significant changes after her diagnosis are those she made for herself – and then shared with others. “I did an Instagram post when I was leaving chemo,” she says. “In the post, I’m like, ‘If you guys see me posting poetry, or if I’m singing – I’m going to do things that make me happy now.’ I thought to myself, ‘What would you like to do?’ and then I just started to do a lot of cool things.”
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